Probe ordered into fire in Kanshiram Memorial

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a high-level probe into Saturdays fire at the at the Kanshiram Smark Sthal at Jail Road,an official spokesman said.

A five-member committee has been constituted under the Divisional Commissioner,Lucknow. The fire had broken out allegedly due to a short-circuit,he said. The committee has been directed to submit its inquiry report with the government at the earliest.

Besides the Commissioner of Lucknow,chief fire fighting officer,chief engineer (building) PWD,chief engineer (electricity) PWD and joint managing director Rajkiya Nirman Nigam,will be the members of the committee,he said.

The fire was detected when smoke was seen issuing from the net fixed in the dome at the main building of the memorial.

Preliminary inquiry indicated that it was coming from the plastic cable fixed inside the wall of the dome.

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