Overview
- The blaze started on Monday afternoon in the basement parking of Rachna Tower after an electric two-wheeler reportedly caught fire while charging, and witnesses heard loud blasts.
- Fire crews from the Bhopal Municipal Corporation arrived quickly and brought the fire under control within about 15–20 minutes, preventing spread into the residential floors.
- No injuries were reported, but the fire gutted an electric scooter and at least one car and partially damaged several other vehicles, producing dense toxic smoke.
- Police cleared traffic on nearby Old Subhash Nagar as thick smoke disrupted movement and residents evacuated or tried to douse flames before firefighters arrived.
- Authorities have opened a technical probe to confirm the cause and assess damage, raising fresh questions about safe EV charging, ventilation in basement garages, and building rules for electric vehicles.