No casualties were reported although some documents and furniture were gutted in the fire that started around 2.30am, a source said. He added that the police brass would set up an inquiry into the alleged lapses that exposed how the high-security building was sitting on a ticking bomb.
This is the third minor fire in an important government office in the capital in the past three weeks. Earlier this month, a UPS caught fire at Shastri Bhawan and some documents were gutted. On April 29, a fire broke in a joint secretary's room at the Prime Minister's Office in South Block.
Sunday's fire started in the staff room of the office which belongs to the joint commissioner of crime branch. But it is currently occupied by former joint CP S B K Singh, who has recently been promoted as special commissioner and is awaiting a posting in that rank.
The fire, sources in the PHQ, said went undetected in the initial 15 minutes as none of the sirens fitted with smoke and fire detectors went off. Smoke began to fill up on the 10th floor after which a home guard who was asleep in a room outside the office woke up to the chaos.
He raised an alarm and alerted security personnel who then made a call to the fire control room. Fire officials said eight fire tenders were sent to the spot. As the fire was at the 10th floor, hydraulic cranes had to be used for firemen to reach the room. Policemen also carried a search and evacuation drill to see if anyone was hurt or trapped in the fire.
The room where the fire had broken out was where the special commissioner's documents were kept. When the fire officials reached up, they found the fan and chairs in flames. The fire was controlled by 3.30am and cooling operations initiated.
The local police are also probing the sabotage angle and are awaiting a report by the fire and forensic officials, a source said. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be established by police said it probably started due by a short circuit in the fan.
The administration is also inquiring if all safety protocols are being followed inside the PHQ building. Senior officers on Monday could be heard talking about the absence of mock drills and safety exercises at the PHQ.
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