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Kolkata: Jadavpur University fire brought under control

| | Aug 05, 2015, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): A minor fire which broke out inside the Jadavpur University campus in Kolkata has been brought under control on Wednesday.

The fire was first seen at the International Relations department at 3 pm on Wednesday.

Three fire engines and police from Jadavpur Police Station rushed to the spot.

Before the fire engines rushed the spot, JU staff brought the fire under control using their own fire extinguishing system, reports said.

No casualty has been reported so far.

After primary investigation, police said that the fire might have started due to short-circuit in an air conditioning machine.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)

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