Major fire at Mantralaya building in Mumbai – Loksatta

A major fire broke out at the fourth floor of the Mantralaya building which houses the state secretariat in south Mumbai this afternoon.
Thick smoke and flames are billowing out of the the 4th floor of the building. The floor houses urban development department, energy department and offices of other top bureaucrats. Thousands of officials at Mantralaya, which houses the state Secretariat, were seen standing outside as fire fighters battled the blaze, which was suspected to have been caused by a short-circuit.