Last Update: July 17, 2022, 3:06 pm IST
Fire engines of the Army and Air Force were also pressed into action. (Representative image: PTI)
There is no report of any casualty in the incident
15 fire tenders were sent to douse the fire that broke out in the office of Attorney General at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Bhawan here on Sunday morning, an official said. No casualties have been reported in the incident.
Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said the fire started around 5.30 am. He said that apart from the fire brigade vehicles of the district, fire tenders have also been sent from adjoining districts of Pratapgarh and Kaushambi. Along with this, fire engines of the Army and Air Force were also brought into action.
The SSP said that a fire was reported on the fifth floor of the building, but the flames reached the upper floors as well. The fire on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors has been brought under control and efforts are on to douse the fire on the eighth floor.
He said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri said that five firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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