Shimla, May 28 -- A massive fire broke out near the government mental hospital in Boileauganj on Thursday morning, engulfing around 1000 sq ft of land, officials said.

Boileauganj Fire Officer Ramesh Kumar Sharma said the department received information about the blaze at around 10:43 am.

Speaking to ANI, Boileauganj Fire Officer Ramesh Kumar Sharma said, "We got the information at around 10:43 am. The fire had spread around 1000 sq ft of land. We are facing problems as the fire is massive. We are cleaning the route of the fire line to avoid it spreading any faster. We are trying to douse the fire. Let us see how much more time it will take."

Local resident Narendra Kumar said the fire broke out near the government mental hospital and ...