Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Seven Fires Reported Across Bhopal Within 12 Hours
Seven fires were reported in different parts of Bhopal within 12 hours.
The biggest one started around midnight at a furniture shop and warehouse in Lalghati.
It spread to nearby shops and a house, destroying furniture and other goods.
Fires also happened near Karond vegetable market and in the open area of an old-age home.
Four other locations had fires, including a house, an electricity pole, a transformer and a garbage heap.
Firefighters from several stations went to the sites and controlled the flames.
Officials had not determined what caused the Lalghati fire.
The report did not provide details about casualties.
Seven fire incidents were reported across Bhopal over a 12-hour period.
A fire around midnight Friday gutted a Lalghati furniture shop and warehouse, spreading to adjoining shops and a house.
Fires also broke out at a garbage heap near Karond vegetable market and in the open area of a Shahjahanabad old-age home.
Other incidents involved a house, an electricity pole, a distribution transformer and another garbage heap.
Fire crews brought the reported blazes under control; the cause of the Lalghati fire was undetermined, and casualty details were unavailable.
- Who
- Firefighters from Bhopal Municipal Corporation and fire stations across the city responded to the incidents.
- What
- Seven fires were reported, including a major blaze at a Lalghati furniture shop and warehouse.
- When
- Within 12 hours; the Lalghati blaze began around midnight Friday, and the old-age-home fire occurred Saturday evening.
- Where
- Multiple locations across Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, including Lalghati, Karond, Shahjahanabad, Nehru Nagar-Kotra Sultanabad, Vijay Nagar and Kohefiza.
- Why
- The cause of the Lalghati fire was not determined; causes of the other fires were not specified.
- Reported incidents
- Seven fires in 12 hours
- Major fire location
- A sofa and furniture shop and warehouse in Lalghati
- Lalghati fire timing
- Around midnight Friday
- Other major locations
- Garbage heap near Karond vegetable market; open area of an old-age home in Golghar, Shahjahanabad
- Other reported sites
- A house in Nehru Nagar-Kotra Sultanabad, an electricity pole in Vijay Nagar, a transformer near Old Saifia College in Kohefiza, and a garbage heap on Khajuri Road
- Fire response
- Fire tenders and personnel from Bhopal Municipal Corporation and several fire stations responded
- Cause and casualties
- The Lalghati fire's cause was undetermined; casualty details were not immediately available