A sudden fire at the Royalty Office at the Vadodara Collectorate created panic in employees as they rushed out to safety. There was a sudden flurry of smoke and the employees rushed out of the office. A team of Vadodara Fire Brigade went to the Collectorate and controlled the fire. However, furniture and polling data from the last 4-5 years were gutted before the fire was brought under control.
Following the fire, all the power supply to the collector’s office was disrupted and work also stopped during this time. Notably, the filling up of forms for the Municipal elections has started on Monday, and the fire also affected the election process. However, after the fire was brought under control, the power company and the electric department resumed the power supply.
When the fire broke out this morning, employees of all departments of the collector’s office rushed out of the office. No casualties were reported in the incident, but the functioning of the collector’s office was disrupted. The exact cause of the fire is not known but it is believed to have been caused by a short circuit.
Many doubts have been raised about the polling data burning before the upcoming municipal elections.
