After an overnight effort involving the CISF, Army, and other agencies, the enormous fire that started at Satpura Bhawan, which houses offices of various departments of the Madhya Pradesh government in Bhopal, has been put out, an official said.
Around 4 p.m. on Monday, a large fire broke out on the third floor of the Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal, MP, leading authorities to request fire tenders from the Army, the AAI, and oil company facilities, according to officials and the CMO.
In order to put out the fire, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Home Minister Amit Shah, according to an official.
‘The fire has been brought under control. All agencies including CISF, Army came together to douse the fire and it has been controlled,” Bhopal District Collector Ashish Singh said on Tuesday morning.
The fire, which affected the third, fourth, fifth and the top sixth floor of the building and the terrace, could be seen from multiple areas of the Bhopal. The affected building is located on a hill in front of the state government secretariat Vallabh Bhawan.
According to Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Indian Air Force plane (IAF) AN-52 and MI-15 chopper were to join the dousing operation in the night and pour water using bucket, however, as the dousing operation went on, Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayan Chari Mishra in the wee hours on Tuesday said there was no need for IAF helicopters.