Overview
- Airport and municipal fire crews, assisted by aerodrome police, brought the blaze under control after roughly one and a half hours.
- No injuries were reported, flight operations continued normally, and officials said only dry grass was burned with no property damage.
- The fire ignited Wednesday evening in dry vegetation adjacent to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport in Indore.
- Local labourers described heavy smoke and claimed the fire spread across 10–12 kilometres, a scale not corroborated by officials.
- Recent hot, dry conditions and extensive brush in the area were cited as recurring risks, with a similar small fire reported days earlier.