Fire Breaks Out at IIT Madras, 4 Fire Tenders Rushed to the Spot

A major fire broke out in the IIT Madras campus on Wednesday night, in the Centre for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research. According to reports, five fire tenders were pressed into service and it took them several minutes to bring the blaze under control.

The fire broke out at 10 pm and fire engines from



Teynampet, Guindy, Raj Bhavan and Saidapet were immediately rushed in.

The third floor of the building was completely burnt before the fire fighters could control the blaze, reports said.

There has been an incident of fire in a part of the top floor of the IC&SR building of IIT Madras.