A fire occurred Saturday in the electrical department located on the premises of the Divisional Railway Manager's (DRM's) office here in Madhya Pradesh, the senior officer said.
Some files, computer sets and furniture gutted in the blaze.
DRM, Jabalpur, Manoj Kumar Singh said a short circuit could have caused the fire.
"Documents and other articles kept in the electrical department were damaged in the fire," he said.
The incident came to light after security guards noticed smoke emanating from the second floor of the DRM office this morning, and raised alarm.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot that doused flames. The DRM said a team has been constituted to probe the incident.
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