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Rourkela: A major mishap was averted and assets worth lakhs were saved after fire broke out in a computer lab on the premises of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here due to electric short circuit here on Saturday.
Smokes started billowing out of the computer lab of the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the institution in the morning leaving students in a state of panic. However, the NIT authorities took prompt step and called up Rourkela Fire Brigade Office immediately.
One fire tender contained the sparks within 15 minutes of its occurrence by reaching the spot.
“The fire was caused due to short circuit in an AC in the lab. However, no major loss to the lab has been caused due to the incident,” informed Dinabandhu Mallick, Station Officer, Rourkela Fire Brigade Office.
Ms Kalinga