Gurugram, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fire broke out at the corporate office early Tuesday, said a fire officer. No casualties were reported.
The fire at the Sector-44 office building was reported by a company guard at 3.24 a.m.
The blaze came under control after nine hours, a fire officer said.
While the fire officer said that the corporate office was of Jindal Steel, the company denied any fire at its premises.
"Our office is in Sector-32 Gurgaon not in Sector 44 as reported. Our office is completely safe and no fire incident happened there at all," a company spokesman told IANS.
Twenty-four fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames at the seven-storeyed building.
Fire tenders from Sector-29, Udyog Vihar, Bhim Nagar, DLF, Maruti and Manesar fire stations were all pressed into service.
A Fire Department officer said no employees were present when the fire broke out in the company.
A large number of furniture and electronic items, including computers, were gutted in fire. Exact cost of damage was yet to be determined.
The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately.
"The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained. Luckily, no one was injured in the incident. We suspect that short-circuit could be a cause of the incident but it will be cleared after a detailed investigations," said Isham Singh Kayshap, district fire officer, Gurugram.
Source: IANS
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