Fire breaks out at ISRO's R&D centre in Ahmedabad

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IANS Ahmedabad
Last Updated : May 03 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

A major fire broke out in the simulator of the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday.

Around 25 fire tenders fought the blaze. The complex is a major research and development centre of the ISRO.

A security officer was rushed to a hospital for asphyxiation.

"The fire was reported around 1.30 p.m by a CISF officer," Ahmedabad District Collector Vikrant Pandey told IANS. "The exact cause of the fire is not yet known."

--IANS

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First Published: May 03 2018 | 8:38 PM IST

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