This Article is From Jun 16, 2012

Fire in UCO bank building

Chandigarh: A minor fire broke out in a bank in Chandigarh today, causing damage to furniture and some records kept there, a fire official said.

The fire broke out at about 7:30 am on top floor of the UCO Bank building located in Sector 17 Bank Square, Chandigarh Station Fire Officer M L Sharma said.

Office furniture, computers and some records were gutted in the fire, he said.

Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, caused due to an electric short-circuit, Mr Sharma said.

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