Fire breaks out at Shillong Bar Association building in Meghalaya

SHILLONG: A major fire broke out at the Shillong Bar Association building located behind the East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya. The incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, and authorities are yet to confirm the cause of the fire. Firefighter vehicles were present at the spot and worked tirelessly to extinguish the fire.
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma visited the site to assess the situation.He described the incident as 'unfortunate'.
"We are here to determine the exact reason behind the fire but it seems that electric conditions led to the fire accident here. It is very unfortunate. All the officials from the concerned departments are here. We are very relieved that there is no loss of life. But there is a loss of infrastructure and there could be a loss of documents also but we are trying our best to minimise the damage," he said.