Mumbai: Fire destroys Sydenham Management Institute's library

The library of Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE) was destroyed after a fire broke out at the College building in Churchgate on Sunday morning.

Books, wooden furniture, and computers on the third floor of the Institute were destroyed. 

The fire spread rapidly because of books and wooden furniture​. Though the exact reason for the fire is not known yet, a short-circuit is believed to have caused the fire.

“The entire floor will have to be cordoned off for some time. Students are on a term break at present, but once classes begin on January 2, we will need to find classrooms. We are yet to assess the total damage,” an official from the college told Hindustan Times.

Official said that the restoration work will take time.

“We received a call at 5.21 am and the blaze was doused by 7.30 am. As it was a holiday, crowd management wasn’t a problem.” said an official from the fire department.

Four fire tenders and seven water tankers were sent to the spot. Fire officials suspect that a short-circuit may have caused the fire, but it is yet to be confirmed.

Sydenham College. Terrible news.Third floor gone. pic.twitter.com/sZS1AoE4nG

— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) December 25, 2016