Overview
- A fire at Solitaire Tower in Makarba on Friday prompted floor-by-floor searches, the evacuation of about 50 people, and the hospitalization of one person found unconscious.
- Chief Fire Officer Amit Dongre said crews checked multiple floors at Solitaire Tower and brought that blaze under control after confirming no one remained trapped.
- Hours later on Friday a separate, larger fire broke out in the industrial area along Bhadaj–Santej Road and remains an active incident with firefighting teams still on scene.
- Officials have not yet determined causes for either blaze and say formal investigations will begin once both scenes are secured and emergency operations end.
- The close timing of the two incidents has raised public concern about building and industrial fire-safety standards and whether Ahmedabad’s emergency response capacity needs review.