A fire broke out around 9 am today at the GDA building, in front of the vice-chairman’s office. The fire started from the lobby and then spread to the nearby meeting hall.
According to Ravindra Godbole, the acting GDA VC, the fire broke out due to a short circuit in the lobby area.
The meeting room
However, according to rumours, the fire was set up intentionally to destroy the files and records of the GDA. Contesting the claims, Godbole, maintained that the section that caught fire had no records. He added, “The fire started in the lobby and then spread to the waiting area and the meeting hall. We will certainly launch an internal inquiry into the incident.”