Air Force Called In To Douse Bhopal Building Fire Raging For 9 Hours

Bhopal:

An enormous hearth has been on for over 9 hours within the multi-storied Satpura Bhawan — one of many buildings housing numerous authorities places of work in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has dialled defence minister Rajnath Singh, looking for assist from the Indian Air Force to douse the blaze. Special IAF plane will fly to Bhopal tonight to assist douse the fireplace.

Mr Chauhan has additionally dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed him.

The constructing was evacuated in time and nobody was injured.

Sources mentioned the fireplace began round 4 pm from the third flooring of the federal government constructing, housing the regional workplace of Tribal Welfare Department. From the third flooring, the fireplace had unfold quick to 3 higher flooring. As the raging inferno got here involved with air conditioners and a few fuel cylinders, there have been a number of blasts.

Sources mentioned all of the places of work situated there bore the brunt of the fireplace, together with the well being division workplace, the place recordsdata have been destroyed.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has directed the Air Force to make use of AN-32 plane and MI-15 choppers to achieve Bhopal tonight. Sources mentioned they might attempt to extinguish the fireplace by pouring water from the highest of the Satpura constructing with buckets.

The Chief Minister is monitoring the progress of the fire-fighting operations. He has additionally shaped a probe panel, comprising Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Principal Secretary (Urban Development), Principal Secretary (PWD) and ADG (Fire) to look into the reason for the fireplace.

Government sources mentioned three departments had been housed on the affected flooring of Satpura constructing — Tribal Welfare Department, Transport Department and the Health Department.