Fire broke out at a spot valuation centre at the Osmania University in Hyderabad. According to the sources the incident seems to have been triggered by a short circuit inside the hall.
The fire tenders reached the spot to prevent the flames from spreading to other rooms where more answer sheets were stored.
The answer sheets of BSc (Botany) exam were kept in four rooms for valuation at the centre behind men’s hostels in the university campus.
University Vice-Chancellor S Ramachandram also visited the valuation centre and took stock of the situation.
The university in a press release said that officials swung into action and made concerted efforts to avert a major fire.
