A fire broke out in the yet-to-be-inaugurated new Secretariat complex of the Telangana government in the wee hours of Friday.
According to sources, the fire erupted from the top floors where the wood work for interiors was on, at around 3 am.
The workers noticed smoke and immediately alerted the police.
Upon receiving the information, fire tenders rushed to the scene and doused the flames after battling the fire for two hours.
A total of 12 fire engines were pressed into service to control the fire.
Fire Department DG Y Nagi Reddy and other senior officials visited the spot and monitored the operation.
Officials that said the cause of the fire was being investigated, and that it appeared to have been caused by a short circuit..
The new Secretariat complex is set to be inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on February 17, which happens to be his birthday.
The seven-storey structure with a built-up area of 7 lakh square feet and equipped with many modern facilities and has been constructed at a cost of nearly Rs 650 crore. It stands near the Hussain Sagar lake on the same land where the old Secretariats of Telangana and erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh stood.
The State government has named the new Secretariat complex after Dr B R Ambedkar. CM KCR already stated that it reflected the pride of Telangana and would stand as a role model for other States.