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Preliminary investigations suggest the fire at BBC was triggered by either a chemical reaction or a short circuit; IT& BT Minister Priyank Kharge visited the spot.
A massive fire broke out at the government-run Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) on Tuesday, destroying over 120 laboratories and causing an estimated loss of Rs 150 crore, the police said. No casualties have been reported.
Preliminary investigations suggest the fire at BBC, described as a cutting-edge research and entrepreneurship hub for life science start-ups, was triggered by either a chemical reaction or a short circuit. “Most labs in the facility used ethanol for experiments. We suspect the fire may have been caused by its overreaction,” said a police officer.