Fire breaks out in computer lab at Delhi college, none injured

It was not immediately clear as to how one of the campus buildings caught fire or if people were present.

A fire broke out in the computer lab of Delhi University’s Ram Lal Anand College on Monday, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.

The scene from Delhi’s Ram Lal Anand college campus. (Photo: Sourced)

The pictures showed huge red fireballs leaping from the window frames and a thick black smoke spiralling out.

The fire services received a call about the blaze at 11.40 am and four fire tenders were rushed to the college located in the South Campus. The fire was brought under control by 12.25 pm, said officials.

Fire engines at the college campus.

No one was injured in the incident, the official said. Rakesh Gupta, principal of the college, said the fire gutted the statistics computer lab.

“There were about 38-40 computers in the lab that were gutted in the fire. It was today that the lab was opened by a staffer for cleaning purpose. The fire was triggered due to short circuit in the air-conditioner,” he was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India.

According to the Centre’s Unlock 1 guidelines, a decision on the opening of schools, colleges, educational, coaching and training institutions will be taken in the month of July after consultations with state and Union territories. State Government or UT administrations have been advised to hold consultations at the institution level with parents and other stakeholders.