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Jabalpur: Fire Guts Over 50 Slum Homes in Ghazi Nagar, Families Left Homeless

A massive fire swept through a slum settlement in Jabalpur's Ghazi Nagar area early on Saturday, destroying more than 50 hutments and leaving several families homeless. No casualties have been reported so far, police said.

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Editorial illustration of firefighters spraying water on burning slum hutments at night in Jabalpur while residents watch from a safe distance — (Editorial illustration) A fire swept through the Ghazi Nagar slum settlement in Jabalpur early on Saturday, destroying more than 50 hutments. No casualties were reported.

Jabalpur: A massive fire broke out in a slum settlement in the Ghazi Nagar area of Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district early on Saturday, destroying more than 50 hutments and leaving several families homeless, officials said.

Source: IANS via Hi India

The fire broke out around 2 a.m. in the slum settlement near Lema Garden, under the Gohalpur police station limits. No casualties have been reported so far, police said.

Firefighter Om Prakash Ahirwar said information about the fire was received by the police control room at 2 a.m. and firefighting and rescue operations were launched immediately after that.

Source: ANI via APNA MA TV

Deputy Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Gour said the fire had been largely brought under control and no casualties had been reported. He said around 40 to 50 families were initially believed to be residing in the affected settlement, adding that the exact number of damaged houses would be established after the firefighting operation was completed.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Officials said further details were awaited as the operation and assessment continued on Saturday.

Sources

IANS via Hi India — https://hiindia.com/fire-guts-over-50-slum-houses-in-jabalpur-several-families-left-homeless/
ANI via APNA MA TV — https://apnamatvchannel.com/india/mp-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-slum-area-of-jabalpurs-gazinagar/
IANS via BizzBuzz — https://www.bizzbuzz.news/national/fire-guts-over-50-slum-houses-in-jabalpur-several-families-left-homeless-1414462

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