Ujjain: A massive fire broke out on Monday morning in a building housing a commercial establishment in the Nagjhiri area on Dewas Road in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, officials said. Prompt action by the police and the fire department led to the safe rescue of three people, including an elderly person who was trapped inside the building.

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City Superintendent of Police (CSP), Ujjain, Shweta Gupta said the fire broke out at Vishwakarma Hardware Electricals in the morning hours. Police and fire department officials rescued two people from the scene, and a third person — an elderly individual trapped on the third floor — was also rescued safely and sent to hospital, she said. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

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Ujjain District Collector Roshan Kumar Singh confirmed that all occupants were evacuated safely and that medical aid was provided immediately to the elderly person. The exact cause of the Ujjain fire is yet to be ascertained, officials said.

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Dewas: fires at three locations, 10–12 tenders deployed

In nearby Dewas, a series of fire incidents was reported at around three locations on Monday, officials said. A major fire broke out in an old wooden building located near the local vegetable market in the busy Jawahar Chowk area, and fire tenders rushed to the spot to stop the flames from spreading to neighbouring commercial structures in the densely populated marketplace.

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Dewas City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sumit Agrawal said another fire broke out at a restaurant near Janta Naka and was brought under control by the coordinated efforts of the fire brigade, the Municipal Corporation and the CISF unit from the Bank Note Press. About 10 to 12 fire tenders, along with municipal teams and industrial fire units, were deployed across the incidents, he said.

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Jitendra Sisodia, Fire Officer in the Dewas Municipal Corporation, said civic teams were on high alert across all reported locations and that firecrackers might be the reason for the fires — a cause officials described as speculation at this stage, with no official confirmation yet.

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