A fire broke out in the record room of the RTA office at Khairatabad on Wednesday, causing much panic.
An officer at the fire station said that a fire attender had rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire, which is believed to have occurred at around 10 am due to an electrical short-circuit.
Many files were gutted in the accident.
This is reported to be the second such incident at the office within the span of a week, and is causing alarm among the staff as also the people visiting the office.