Lack facility to find out cause of Secretariat fire: Lab 

The fire broke out at the protocol division of the General Administration department on August 25. 

Published: 20th November 2020 05:55 AM  |   Last Updated: 20th November 2020 05:55 AM   |  A+A A-

Kerala Secretariat

A photo of the Kerala Secretariat is used for representational purposes.

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The officers of Forensic Science Lab gave a statement before the investigating team probing the fire in the Secretariat that the lab did not have the facility to find out if the fire was due to short circuit.

The statement was revealed during a court hearing on Thursday. The investigators sought the permission of the court to send the samples collected from the accident site to be sent to the national lab for further tests.

As per the statements given by the chemistry and physics section of the lab, they could not detect the presence of inflammable materials such as kerosene or petrol at the site. The police came to the conclusion that the fire was due to heating of the fan and the resultant short circuit. However the forensic team has let its conclusion open. 

The fire broke out at the protocol division of the General Administration department on August 25. 

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
TAGS
Secretariat
India Matters

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

Videos
Gallery