Fire at ISRO’s IT server building in Ahmedabad, no casualties reported

A fire broke out at the IT server building inside the Indian Space Research Organisation campus in Ahmedabad, triggering a swift response from the city fire department. The blaze reportedly started on the upper floor of the building located near the outer gate of the ISRO premises.

Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firefighters managed to bring the situation under control within a short time. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Employees working in the building were safely evacuated as a precautionary measure.

Preliminary reports suggest that an electrical short circuit may have caused the fire, though the exact reason is yet to be confirmed. Officials said the flames caused significant damage to the IT infrastructure, with several computers and equipment destroyed in the incident. The extent of the damage is currently being assessed. The affected servers reportedly contained critical data, and an internal inquiry has been initiated to determine the cause of the fire and the scale of the loss.

A similar incident was reported in 2018 at ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmed-abad, when thick smoke was seen billowing from one of the country’s most important space la-boratories.

The fire, suspected to have been caused by a short circuit, broke out in a major facility of the cen-tre, the city’s fire department had said at the time. A CISF guard was injured after inhaling smoke, while firefighters managed to control the blaze.