Overview
- The blaze at a four-storey complex on Bhanpur Road in Nishatpura, opposite People’s Hospital, erupted Wednesday and sent thick black smoke over the area.
- Preliminary accounts point to a short circuit in a generator near an electronics showroom on the first floor, with sparks igniting nearby air-conditioning units.
- The People’s Hospital fire brigade reached first, and Bhopal Municipal Corporation tenders joined to contain the flames and keep them from spreading.
- No casualties were reported, and early estimates say electronics and furniture worth several lakh rupees were destroyed.
- BMC Fire Officer Saurabh Patel said a detailed investigation will confirm the cause and produce a final assessment of the damage.