Overview
- A tin-shed scrapyard in Malikhedi, Bhopal caught fire and was destroyed, with no injuries reported.
- Neighbors rushed with buckets of water and sand to slow the flames before firefighters reached the site.
- The Bhopal Fire Brigade deployed multiple tenders and contained the blaze in about an hour, preventing damage to two nearby buildings.
- Officials reported heavy property losses estimated in the lakhs of rupees as the warehouse and stored scrap were gutted.
- Police registered a case and opened an investigation into the cause, with recent stubble burning nearby cited as a possible but unconfirmed source of sparks.