Kolkata, Jan 8 || Crucial documents related to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were gutted as fire broke out at the SDO office in West Bengal's Siliguri district.
According to the police, a fire suddenly broke out at the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) office on Hill Cart Road in Mallaguri early on Thursday.
As a result of the fire, two rooms of the SDO office have been completely gutted.
Several computers and government documents kept in the two rooms have also been destroyed. However, due to the prompt action of the fire brigade, the SDO office was saved from a major disaster. It is learnt that shortly after midnight, security guards and some locals noticed black smoke billowing out from a room.
The security guards at the office immediately started to extinguish the fire.
The Pradhan Nagar Police Station and the Fire Department were soon informed. Two fire engines arrived at the scene immediately after receiving the information.