Fire breaks out at ISRO s R&D centre in Ahmedabad
Thursday - May 3, 2018 8:38 pm ,
Category : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Fire breaks out at ISRO s R&D centre in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad May 3 (IANS) A major fire broke out in the simulator of the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday.
Around 25 fire tenders fought the blaze. The complex is a major research and development centre of the ISRO.
A security officer was rushed to a hospital for asphyxiation.
"The fire was reported around 1.30 p.m by a CISF officer " Ahmedabad District Collector Vikrant Pandey told IANS. "The exact cause of the fire is not yet known."
--IANS
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