The computer room of a ministry located at prestigious Shastri Bhavan was partially destroyed in a minor fire that broke out this evening in New Delhi. The fire broke at 1930 hours at the sixth floor of the bhavan damaging computers and other items of National Informatics Centre, fire brigade sources said. The computers belonged to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The cause of the fire, which was doused within 15 minutes by six fire tenders, is primarily suggested to be short circuit. However, further investigations were on and the exact damage was yet to be ascertained. Bureau Report