Bhubaneswar Mar 22 : A fire broke out in a commercial building at KIIT Square here on Friday, officials said.
The blaze first erupted on the second floor around 4 pm and then spread to the third floor of the building, and a number of fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, the officials said.
The fire-fighting operations were still underway, a senior official said.”Four fire service teams have been engaged to control the blaze,” Fire Service Officer Abani Kumar Swain said.
The fire likely broke out due to a short-circuit, but the exact cause could be ascertained after an investigation, he said.