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Prayagraj, April 27: A massive fire broke out in the Directorate of Education in Prayagraj on Sunday morning. 5 thousand files of aided schools kept in two rooms were burned to ashes in the fire. 3 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot.
The firefighters got electric shocks while trying to extinguish the fire. This caused a lot of shouting and screaming. The firefighters say that the inverter was on. Due to the presence of files, the fire spread very fast. It took more than 4 hours to extinguish it.
The fire broke out in rooms 14 and 15 on the ground floor of the directorate. Sources said that the two rooms in which the fire broke out also contained files related to registration, teacher recruitment, fraud in recruitment, investigation, transfer, and
The guard said- I left after completing my duty at 7.15 am
Guard Kamlesh Yadav said- I left from here at 7.15 am after completing my night duty. I switched off all the lights that were burning at night. Then there was neither smoke nor the smell of something burning. I reached home, then at around 8.15 am another guard informed me about the fire. After this, I also reached the spot.
Files related to the appointment of teachers were here
Employee leader Pradeep Kumar Singh said – Information was received a little late because of Sunday. When I reached the spot, three fire brigade vehicles had arrived. Files and old documents of UP UP-aided government secondary school have been burnt here. Files related to degrees have also been burned. There were also files related to the appointment of teachers.
financial transactions of aided schools of 9 divisions of the state.
How did the fire start? It is not clear yet. The incident happened at 8 am. Senior police and education directorate officers have reached the spot. CCTV footage around the office is being investigated. Is this a conspiracy? On this question, the police say that all angles will be investigated.
Files from all over the state were kept here
The records of aided schools are important. Earlier it was not online, so all the records were in files only. The government provides crores of rupees as funds to aided schools. The records are maintained in the Directorate of Education itself. Files related to aided schools from all over the state were kept here.
The Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Education has its headquarters in Prayagraj. The files for shifting the headquarters to Lucknow had been issued. The organizations started protesting. The uproar continued for many days.
