<p>A major fire broke out at a research facility located in the Space Application Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here this afternoon, officials said.</p>

<p>Nobody was reported injured in the blaze, they added.</p>

<p>"A major fire broke out at the research centre inside the sprawling SAC campus in the Satellite area of the city this afternoon. As many as 25 fire tenders have been pressed into service by the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES)," an AFES official said.</p>

<p>After being alerted about the incident, Additional Chief Fire Officer Rajesh Bhatt and other senior AFES officials rushed to the spot.</p>

<p>According to Bhatt, it would take a couple of hours to douse the flames completely.</p>

<p>"It will take another two hours to control the fire completely as thermocol sheets are still burning and emitting smoke. However, the fire has been brought under control and no one was injured," he said.</p>

<p>Ahmedabad District Collector Vikrant Pandey, who was also on the spot, said the blaze had engulfed the research centre building, that stood isolated.</p>

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<p>"The fire will not spread to other buildings on the premises," he added.</p>

<p>"All our teams are at the site and it will soon be brought under control," Pandey added.</p>

<p>The SAC is a major research centre of the ISRO in the city, where payloads for satellite launched by the country are prepared. The centre was established by Vikram Sarabhai - the father of the Indian space programme.&nbsp;</p>


"As many as 25 fire tenders have been pressed into service by the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES)," an AFES official said.

A major fire broke out at a research facility located in the Space Application Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here this afternoon, officials said. Nobody was reported injured in the blaze, they added. "A major fire broke out at the research centre inside the sprawling SAC campus in the Satellite area of the city this afternoon. As many as 25 fire tenders have been pressed into service by the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES)," an AFES official said. After being alerted about the incident, Additional Chief Fire Officer Rajesh Bhatt and other senior AFES officials rushed to the spot. According to Bhatt, it would take a couple of hours to douse the flames completely. "It will take another two hours to control the fire completely as thermocol sheets are still burning and emitting smoke. However, the fire has been brought under control and no one was injured," he said. Ahmedabad District Collector Vikrant Pandey, who was also on the spot, said the blaze had engulfed the research centre building, that stood isolated. #WATCH: Fire broke out due to short circuit in the machinery department at Ahmedabad's Space Applications Centre. 20 fire tenders & 10 ambulances at the spot, 1 CISF personnel injured. pic.twitter.com/rROWwQl4vL — ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2018 × "The fire will not spread to other buildings on the premises," he added. "All our teams are at the site and it will soon be brought under control," Pandey added. The SAC is a major research centre of the ISRO in the city, where payloads for satellite launched by the country are prepared. The centre was established by Vikram Sarabhai - the father of the Indian space programme.

Major fire at Ahmedabad's ISRO research centre, no one hurt

<p>A major fire broke out at Behrampada adjacent to suburban Bandra station during a demolition drive carried out by the municipal corporation in the area&nbsp;this afternoon, forcing the railway authorities to halt train services on the harbour line, a senior railway official said.<br />
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No casualties have been reported so far, a fire brigade official said.<br />
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The fire broke out near the east side of Bandra local station during a demolition drive carried out by the municipal corporation, the official said.<br />
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&quot;Our control room got a call at 4:24 pm and fire brigade personnel along with 16 fire engines and 10 water tankers have been pressed into service,&quot; the official said.<br />
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The chief PRO of the Central Railway said, &quot;We have stopped Harbour line up and down services from 4.25 pm as a precautionary measure owing to fire near the Bandra station on the east side.</p>

<p>The massive fire was later brought&nbsp;under control.&nbsp;</p>

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No casualties have been reported so far, a fire brigade official said.

A major fire broke out at Behrampada adjacent to suburban Bandra station during a demolition drive carried out by the municipal corporation in the area this afternoon, forcing the railway authorities to halt train services on the harbour line, a senior railway official said. No casualties have been reported so far, a fire brigade official said. The fire broke out near the east side of Bandra local station during a demolition drive carried out by the municipal corporation, the official said. "Our control room got a call at 4:24 pm and fire brigade personnel along with 16 fire engines and 10 water tankers have been pressed into service," the official said. The chief PRO of the Central Railway said, "We have stopped Harbour line up and down services from 4.25 pm as a precautionary measure owing to fire near the Bandra station on the east side. The massive fire was later brought under control. #Mumbai: Massive fire that broke out in Behrampada near #Bandra station now under control, cooling process underway. pic.twitter.com/l37xZbtowk — ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2017 ×

Fire outside Mumbai's Bandra station brought under control

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