Fire in Bhopal: A massive fire broke out at Satpura Bhavan in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Monday afternoon. Dousing operation underway. According to the latest information, the fire was brought under control even at 03.30 am.
The Indian Air Force and local authorities brought the massive fire under control after a 14-hour struggle. Many government offices run in Satpura Bhavan. The building was evacuated in time after the fire broke out.
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Bhopal District Magistrate Ashish Singh said the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Army came together to douse the fire. The District Collector said, “The fire has been brought under control. All agencies including CISF, Army came together to douse the fire and it has been brought under control.”
Indian Air Force aircraft AN-52 and Mi-15 helicopters joined the fire fighting operation on Monday night.
According to sources, the fire broke out at around 4 pm on the third floor of the government building, where the regional office of the Tribal Welfare Department is located. The fire had spread rapidly from the third floor to the upper three floors.
Sources said the fire destroyed all the offices located there, including the health department’s office where files were destroyed. An official said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah about the fire and sought their assistance in dousing it.
The fire affected the third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the building the most and according to officials the blaze has been brought under control.
Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra told ANI, “The flames have been brought under control, but there is a plume of smoke at isolated places, which is likely to catch fire later, but teams are working.”
“Prima facie it has emerged that the cause of the fire is short circuit, but a team of experts has been constituted to probe it,” Mishra said.