Major fire at IIT Madras guts IC&SR building third floor, no casualties reported

In a statement released by the institute, the fire broke out in a part of the top floor of the IC&SR building of IIT Madras.

IIT Madras. (File Photo) 

CHENNAI: A fire broke out in the IIT Madras campus on Wednesday night and five fire tenders have been rushed to the spot, according to sources. No casualties have been reported.

In a statement released by the institute, the fire broke out in a part of the top floor of the Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research building of IIT Madras. No one was inside the building, it added.

Fire tenders at IIT Madras. (Sunish Surendran | EPS)

According to the institute's 'The Fifth Estate' Facebook page, the source of the fire has been traced to the NPTEL office, from where people had left 15 minutes before the incident.

Thick smoke rises from the IC&SR building in IIT Madras. (Sunish Surendran | EPS)

Watch video of the fire in the campus:

"The reason for the fire will be investigated," the statement further read.

More details are awaited.

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