Think of a data center as the digital equivalent of a bank vault. Now imagine that vault catching fire. That’s essentially what happened on June 5 when a blaze tore through the STT Global Data Centres India facility in New Delhi’s Next-Gen Tower, operated by ST Telemedia Global Data Centres on behalf of Tata Communications.
The damage was extensive. Client data was lost. Google Cloud users across India felt the ripple effects for days. And an independent investigation is still trying to figure out just how bad things really are.
What happened and who got burned
The fire erupted early on June 5 at the New Delhi facility. Tata Communications activated business continuity protocols the same day, notifying Indian stock exchanges about the incident.
Early damage assessments describe the destruction as “extensive,” with potential client data losses and equipment damage estimated in the hundreds of crores. For context, that translates to tens of millions of dollars.
