LOK SABHA
A high level Committee
constituted by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
(GRSE) has established that the fire originated from a short circuit
inside the Uninterrupted Power Supply located in the adjacent
room of Computer Aided Design Centre. The fire destroyed computers
and associated hardware, furniture electrical fittings, air-conditioning,
air ventilation system and the steel structure supporting the
roof of the Central Design Office complex. The book value of the
assets destroyed was about 1.5 crore. There was no loss of life.
Necessary instructions
already exist with regard to fire safety measures. A high level
committee was constituted to establish the cause of the fire at
GRSE. The company has been asked to take precautionary measures
to avoid occurrence of such incidents in future.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Shri Sunil Khan in Lok Sabha today.
