NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at an abandoned building near the Manipur secretariat complex, close to chief minister N Biren Singh's official bungalow, on Saturday, PTI reported quoting police.
Three fire tenders were dispatched to the scene. The fire was extinguished within an hour, according to an official.
As per the report, no damage was caused to the chief minister's bungalow, where security was tightened following the incident.
Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the fire in the abandoned building, which belonged to the family of the late IAS officer T Kipgen, former chief secretary of Goa. The building has been vacant since violence broke out in Manipur last year.
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