At least 10 to 15 people, including women, were trapped after a massive fire broke out inside a building in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Wednesday.
Six fire tenders have already been deployed and some people have been rescued, while efforts are on to bring the trapped persons out of the residential-cum-commercial building. Municipal fire department teams are currently operating to rescue them. Following the fire, some of them managed to get out of the building using a ladder provided by the fire brigade. The municipal corporation and police are conducting a joint rescue operation. The cause of the fire is not known yet.
The incident happened at the Bagadiya Tower, located in the Old Kotwali police station area of the city, according to initial information. A group of people had gathered at the third floor of the five-storey tower to attend a ‘Garuda Purana’ event, according to an eyewitness. Ujjain District Magistrate Roshan Kumar Singh told reporters at the scene that upon receiving information about the fire, police, local, administration, and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) teams rushed to the spot to control the blaze and evacuate residents of the building.
