A professor’s quarter of Gauhati University here caught fire on Thursday morning. The fire broke out at quarter no 7 of the university, which belongs to Abani Kr Bhagawati, a professor of Geography department of the University.
Sources said Professor Bhagawati and his family members were not at the quarter when the incident occurred.
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According to the fire officials, the fire broke out around 11 am due to electrical short-circuit. Materials worth Rs. 1 lakh was gutted in the mishap.
Materials including clothes, books and furniture were reduced to ashes in the fire.
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