Fire broke out in Patna College's computer lab, six fire engines extinguished in one hour latest news today in hindi

Fire broke out in Computer lab of Patna College Patna University latest news update 2023

Fear of fire due to short circuit, estimated to burn goods worth 20 lakh rupees

Latest Updated 29/03/2023: A massive fire broke out in the computer lab of the Mathematics Department of Patna College on Tuesday morning. There was chaos due to the filling of smoke. Six fire tenders reached the spot and the fire was doused within an hour. Property worth about 20 lakhs including 25 computers present in the computer lab were gutted in the fire. It is doubt that the fire broke out due to short circuit. Pirbahor police is probing the matter.


A fire broke out in the computer lab of the Mathematics Department of Patna College at around 6 am on Tuesday. Seeing the smoke rising from the computer lab, the people returning after extinguishing the fire informed the fire department and the police. Pir bhor police reached the spot. Six fire engines were sent to douse the fire. The fire official said that the fire was brought under control at 7.30 am. The students also tried to extinguish the fire.


Fire broke out in computer lab of PU Patna College, six fire engines extinguished in one hour latest news update 2023 in hindi



The roof of the building was also damaged. The building of Mathematics Department at Patna College was built in the year 1680. The wiring of the building is years old. There is a possibility of short circuit in old wiring. Due to the computer and plastic goods, the fire broke out rapidly. Alam was that the roof of the building about 20 feet high was also badly damaged by the fire. A worker is posted there to look after the lab. But he had gone out for some work at the time of the incident. Due to not getting timely information about the fire, further damage was done. College Principal Professor Tarun Kumar told that due to the fire, 25 computers, dozens of chairs and fans along with smart boards and projectors kept in the lab were burnt to ashes. 


In the evening, a fire broke out in the common room of the mathematics department itself


Patna After the incident of fire in the computer lab of Mathematics Department in the morning, a fire also broke out in the common room of Patna College at around 5 pm on Tuesday evening. The table and some chairs kept in the common room got burnt due to the fire. It was only after the incident that the college personnel got involved in extinguishing the fire. The fire was brought under control in no any time. The fire was caused by short circuit. The fire didn't spread much. The fire department was not informed about this thing.