7 killed as massive fire broke out at a residential building in Indore: Madhya Pradesh

A big fire broke out at a double-story structure in Indore’s Swarna Bagh Colony in the early hours of Saturday, killing seven people, police said. At the early hours of this morning, a fire broke out in a two-story structure in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Seven individuals were killed in the fire, including two women, and nine people have been rescued so far, five of whom have been hospitalized, according to authorities.

The fire broke out in the basement of the building in Indore’s Swarn Bagh colony at around 3.10 a.m. this morning due to a short circuit in the main electric supply system. The fire then spread to nearby two-wheelers and automobiles, quickly consuming the entire structure.

Ansar Patel, the building’s owner, has been arrested and a case has been filed against him for causing death by negligence because no fire safety equipment was placed in the building, which had one flat on each story.