Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Fire breaks out in Gujarat Secretariat basement in Gandhinagar
A fire started in a big government office building in a city called Gandhinagar.
The fire began in the basement, the part of the building that is below ground.
Firefighters got a phone call about the fire early in the morning.
They rushed to the building to help put it out.
It took them about one hour to get the fire under control.
Even after the flames were stopped, a lot of smoke kept coming out of the building.
No one knows yet what caused the fire to start.
The building is home to the office that runs elections in the state.
It also has offices for departments that look after water, rivers, and women and children.
People are glad the fire was stopped before it could spread further.
A fire broke out in the basement of Block 9 of the New Sachivalaya in Gandhinagar on Monday morning.
The Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services received a call about the blaze at 7.50 am.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour, though smoke kept billowing out of the area.
Officials said the source of the fire is still unknown.
The block houses the State Election Commission office and several Gujarat government departments.
- Who
- Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services and Gujarat state officials
- What
- A fire broke out in the basement of Block 9 of the New Sachivalaya, a Gujarat Secretariat building
- When
- Monday morning, with the fire call received at 7.50 am
- Where
- Block 9 of the New Sachivalaya in Sector 10, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Why
- The source of the blaze is still unknown
- Location
- Basement of Block 9, New Sachivalaya, Sector 10, Gandhinagar
- Emergency call received
- 7.50 am
- Responding agency
- Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services
- Time to control fire
- About one hour
- Status
- Fire under control; smoke still billowing
- Cause
- Unknown
- Occupants of block
- State Election Commission office and departments of Narmada, water resources, water supply, women and child development, and Kalpasar (Gulf of Khambhat Development Project)