Fire brought under control at Delhi leased premises, services stable: Tata Communications
New Delhi, June 5
A fire broke out early Friday morning at a Tata Communications' facility operating from premises leased at Next-Gen Tower in Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi, prompting swift emergency response and precautionary measures, the telecom and digital infrastructure provider said in a statement.
The company said the fire was brought under control by firefighters, and no loss of life has been reported in the incident.
In a regulatory filing, Tata Communications clarified that the incident occurred at a company functioning from leased premises within the Next-Gen Tower facility.
However, it did not disclose the cause of the fire or specify the extent of any potential damage.
"We hereby inform you of a fire incident that occurred today early morning at a company which has leased our premises at Next-Gen Tower, Greater Kailash-1, New Delhi," the firm said.
"The fire has been brought under control with the efforts of firefighters, without any loss of life," it added in its filing.
Following the incident, Tata Communications said it immediately activated its business continuity protocols to ensure uninterrupted services and to minimise disruption for customers relying on the data centre facility located at the site.
"Tata Communications has activated its business continuity protocols to maintain service continuity and minimise disruptions to its customers being served from the data centre facility at this premise," it said in its filing.
The company added that it is closely monitoring the situation and will issue further updates as more information becomes available.
"Tata Communications is monitoring the situation and will intimate any further developments on this incident in due course," it added.
However, the cause of the fire has not been determined yet. Neither the telecom major nor the authorities have issued any statement on it.
— IANS
Reader Comments
As someone who works in IT, this is scary. Our entire digital ecosystem runs on these data centers. If services were disrupted even for an hour, the impact on businesses and everyday life would be massive. Kudos to the fire department for containing it quickly. Tata should share the root cause analysis publicly.
Classic case of third-party risk in leased premises. Companies outsource everything these days, but when something goes wrong, the accountability is always unclear. Hope this incident doesn't lead to service outages for consumers. Also, why is the cause still not disclosed? This is a public company filing.
GST and property tax implications are the last thing on people's minds, but this is a reminder that our ageing commercial infrastructure in Delhi needs urgent modernisation. Fire safety NOCs are often taken lightly. Well handled by Tata Communications, but let's learn from this.
I live in GK and saw the smoke this morning. It was quite alarming seeing that near a residential area. Glad no one was hurt. But these Next-Gen towers are right next to homes—should there be more regulation on where data centers can operate? Safety first always.
Another fire in a critical infrastructure facility. Reminds me of the 2021 OVHcloud data center fire in Strasbourg. Kudos to Tata team for quick containment. But I'm curious—why is the cause unknown? In developed markets, these investigations are immediate. India needs to step up industrial safety protocols.
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