Officials have not yet confirmed the cause of the fire.
Shillong:
A massive fire broke out in the Shillong Bar Association building located behind the East Khasi Hills late Saturday night.
The incident occurred around 10:15 pm and officials are yet to confirm the cause of the fire.
Many fire fighter vehicles are present at the spot and are continuously engaged in extinguishing the fire.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma visited the site of the incident and took stock of the situation.
He described this incident as ‘unfortunate’.
“We have come here to find out the exact cause of the fire, but it seems that the fire occurred here due to electrical condition. It is very unfortunate. All the officials from the concerned departments are here. We are very relieved.” That no harm has been done.” Life. But there has been damage to infrastructure and documents may also be damaged but we are trying our best to minimize the loss,” he said.
Took stock of the situation at Shillong Bar Association office. This is a very unfortunate incident but we are relieved that there were no casualties. The centuries-old infrastructure has been damaged. We will monitor the situation and ensure minimum damage. pic.twitter.com/Lgnguq2F9i
– Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) 24 February 2024
More information is awaited.
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