AGARTALA, June 16 (TIWN): Employees of Tehsil office located at Motor stand on Thursday narrowly escaped death when massive fire broke out in the office in the afternoon.

However, there was no report of injury into the incident. Later, the fire flames were brought under control with the initiative of 2 fire engines.

Sources said that the fire broke out from short circuit which further expanded the flames in the office.

Panic gripped the area, when such a fire broke in an office at Motor stand.

Reportedly, the incident took place in the afternoon when a man of the area witnessed smoke spreading wide along with the flames and immediately realized that fire broke out in the office from short circuit.

The eye witness also said that the fire broke out due to the short circuit

The area is one of the oldest and most-congested in the city. Located near a residential area and hence there were fears that the fire could expand much higher.

Police also claimed that the fire sparked off in the shop from short circuit at motor stand and there is no report of any suspicious incident behind the massive fire break out.

Tension gripped the area and many local shopkeepers shut down their establishments in panic. People ran to safer place fearing a massive fire in case the flames raised high. Following the incident huge crowd gathered in the area. Though the police and fire tenders reached the spot, the panic gradually spread in the entire area generating serious terror among the locals in the area.

However, it is to be mentioned here that that fire service reached the spot and brought the fire under control.