At least six Indore fire incidents linked to Diwali fireworks damaged shops, flats and a garbage plot across the city on Diwali night, prompting fire tenders and emergency personnel to respond at multiple locations. No casualties were reported, according to fire brigade officials cited by the Times of India.
The fires were reported at Sarwate Bus Stand, Khajrana, Scheme No. 54, Vijay Nagar, Nandbagh and Pardeshipura. Fire tenders were dispatched to each location and brought the flames under control, although the incidents affected a range of urban premises, including a tyre storage area, a garage, a furniture godown, residential flats, a waste site and a cloth shop.
The first call was received at about 9 pm from Sarwate Bus Stand, where tyres stored on the roof of a shop caught fire. A fire tender reached the site and extinguished the blaze. The location, which serves as a major transport and commercial point, was among the first areas where emergency crews responded during the night.
In Khajrana, a garage and furniture godown caught fire. Furniture kept inside shop sheds was destroyed, causing considerable loss, according to the report. The incident involved commercial storage and work premises, where combustible materials increased the damage caused by the flames.
A separate fire broke out late at night in flats located above Rajat Jewellers in Scheme No. 54. Household belongings were gutted in the blaze, and firefighters faced difficulty while trying to extinguish it. ACP Parag Saini, TI Chandrakant Patel and other police personnel reached the spot as fire brigade teams worked to control the flames.
In Vijay Nagar, a firecracker spark set a flat in Milan Heights ablaze. Residents alerted the fire brigade, allowing firefighters to bring the fire under control in time. The incident affected a residential apartment setting, where residents had to respond quickly after noticing the fire.
Another spark ignited waste at a garbage plot in Nandbagh. Workers at the site were evacuated before firefighters extinguished the blaze. The incident highlights the risk of fire spreading through accumulated waste, particularly during a night when fireworks were being used across the city.
A cloth shop on Road No. 6 in Pardeshipura also caught fire and was brought under control by fire tenders. The report did not state the total financial loss from the six incidents or whether any arrests, inspections or further investigations had been ordered. Fire brigade teams completed the immediate response at all the reported locations, with no casualties recorded.
