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Fire razes 15 shacks in Jabalpur's Gazi Nagar slum, no injuries reported
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jabalpur
🗓 07 Nov 2026, 04:20 PM
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A blaze broke out around 2 a.m. on Saturday in the Gazi Nagar slum of Jabalpur, destroying 15 makeshift houses. Firefighters contained the fire within two hours and reported no casualties.
A fire erupted in the early hours of Saturday, roughly at 2 a.m., within the Gazi Nagar informal settlement on the outskirts of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The blaze quickly spread across the tightly packed shacks, many constructed of wood and corrugated metal.
According to local officials, the flames engulfed about 15 makeshift dwellings before fire‑fighting squads arrived on the scene. Teams from the Jabalpur fire department battled the inferno for nearly two hours, eventually bringing it under control.
No injuries or fatalities were reported, and residents were evacuated safely. Authorities are assessing the extent of the damage and are likely to provide relief assistance to the displaced families, while an investigation into the cause of the fire has been launched.
According to local officials, the flames engulfed about 15 makeshift dwellings before fire‑fighting squads arrived on the scene. Teams from the Jabalpur fire department battled the inferno for nearly two hours, eventually bringing it under control.
No injuries or fatalities were reported, and residents were evacuated safely. Authorities are assessing the extent of the damage and are likely to provide relief assistance to the displaced families, while an investigation into the cause of the fire has been launched.