Thiruvananthapuram: A fire broke out in the secretariat. The fire broke out in the protocol section. Files were destroyed in the fire. Firefighters arrived and put out the fire.
The fire broke out in a protocol section where critical documents related to controversial issues, including gold smuggling, were kept. Employees say the fire was caused by a short circuit in the computer. No one was injured in the accident.
Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said the blaze was a coup attempt to destroy evidence of gold smuggling.
BJP state president K Surendran said the fire was part of the government’s attempt to save minister K.T. Jaleel.
