Prayagraj/Lucknow, April 27 -- A large number of files were gutted after a fire broke out in two rooms of the Directorate of Education located in Civil Lines area of Prayagraj district here in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, a fire department officer said here.
An official spokesman said that an inquiry committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary, Secondary Education Department to investigate every aspect of the incident in detail.
Chief Fire Officer (CFO) RK Pandey said that the fire was reported at around 8.35 am. "Fire broke out in room number 14 and 15 of the accounts section on the ground floor of the stone building of the Directorate of Education," he said.
Regarding the number of files burnt in the fire, he said t...