Overview
- The blaze erupted around 2:15 am at a three-storey residence of a scrap dealer in Juni Indore’s Vijay Palace area.
- An 11-year-old boy died of suffocation and five relatives were hospitalized, with four reported on ventilator support.
- Preliminary findings point to an electrical short circuit as the cause, with a formal probe and forensic examination underway.
- Scrap materials including foam and sponge accelerated the fire and filled the structure with thick black smoke, though victims had no burn injuries.
- Rescuers evacuated a separate family of four from the second floor by climbing a tree, and the injured were taken to Choithram Hospital.