Minor fire at police commissioner’s office in Vepery destroys computer peripherals

A minor fire broke out at a unit of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in the office of the Commissioner of Police in Vepery on Friday morning.

Sources said the Forgery and Document Fraud Prevention Unit office under CCB functions on the second floor of the Chennai Police Commissionerate in Vepery. Around 7 a.m. on Friday, thick black smoke emanated from the office. A policeman on patrol spotted the fire, raised an alarm and informed the fire control room. Fire was extinguished quickly by police with the help of Fire and Rescue Services personnel.