{"id":35721,"date":"2026-03-18T05:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=35721"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:54:28","slug":"7-killed-in-fire-after-explosion-at-ev-charging-point-outside-house-in-indore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/7-killed-in-fire-after-explosion-at-ev-charging-point-outside-house-in-indore\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Killed In Fire After Explosion At EV Charging Point Outside House In Indore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>INDORE, Mar 18: Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at an electric car charging point outside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Indore city early on Wednesday, officials said.<br \/>\nSome cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the fire, they said.<br \/>\nThe blaze erupted at the house located in Brajeshwari Annex Colony between 3.30 am and 4.30 am, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kundan Mandloi told PTI.<br \/>\nSeven persons were killed in the fire, he said.<br \/>\nA child was reported missing following the incident and was being searched, the ACP said.<br \/>\nPolice Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh said a car was being charged outside the three-storey house.<br \/>\n\u201cThere was an explosion at the charging point, and the subsequent fire in the car engulfed the house,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe house doors were fitted with electronic locks, making it difficult for the police to break in, the official said.<br \/>\nCooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the fire, the police commissioner said.\u201cThree persons trapped inside the house during the fire were rescued,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nNearly 10 persons were reported to be inside the house at the time of the fire, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amarendra Singh said.<br \/>\nGovernment Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Dean Dr Arvind Ghanghoria said the bodies of the seven persons killed in the fire were brought to a government hospital.<br \/>\n\u201cTwo persons rescued during the fire were also brought to the hospital. 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