Mumbai, Nov 3: A major fire broke out on Thursday evening at the administrative building of Mumbai naval dockyard. The building is located near Lion Gate, Kalaghoda.
Initial reports suggested that an electric short circuit led to the fire. 18 fire brigades and 100 fire fighters rushed to the spot. Navy too deployed its own fire brigades to douse the fire.
The second floor of the building that caught fire was completely gutted.
No casualties have been reported in the fire.
Fire tenders from the 270-year-old Naval Dockyard, INS Shikra and from the civil administration were also engaged in fire fighting operations.
According to a defence official, the fire originated on the second floor of the heritage building in south Mumbai.
"The second floor was mostly made of wood and hence it caught fire faster than normal," an official said.
The official, however, said that the building was evacuated immediately and all important files and data were removed.
“The data stored in computers is also backed up. Hence, there is no major loss,” he said.
The dockyard is the premier repair yard of the Indian Navy. Over 270 years old, it was established in 1735 and its Bombay Dock, the first dry dock in Asia, was commissioned in 1750.
