At least seven killed in fire after explosion at EV charging point outside house in Indore

Seven persons were killed erstwhile a occurrence broke retired aft an detonation astatine an electrical car charging constituent extracurricular a three-storey location successful Madhya Pradesh's Indore metropolis aboriginal connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026), officials said.

Some cooking state cylinders wrong the location besides exploded, which further intensified the fire, they said.

The blaze erupted astatine the location located successful Brajeshwari Annex Colony betwixt 3.30 a.m. and 4.30 a.m., Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kundan Mandloi told PTI. Seven persons were killed successful the fire, helium said.

A kid was reported missing pursuing the incidental and was being searched, the ACP said.

Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh said a car was being charged extracurricular the three-storey house. "There was an detonation astatine the charging point, and the consequent occurrence successful the car engulfed the house," helium said.

The location doors were fitted with physics locks, making it hard for the constabulary to interruption in, the authoritative said.

Cooking state cylinders wrong the location besides exploded, which further intensified the fire, the constabulary commissioner said. "Three persons trapped wrong the location during the occurrence were rescued," helium said.

Nearly 10 persons were reported to beryllium wrong the location astatine the clip of the fire, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amarendra Singh said.

Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Dean Dr. Arvind Ghanghoria said the bodies of the 7 persons killed successful the occurrence were brought to a authorities hospital.

"Two persons rescued during the occurrence were besides brought to the hospital. After receiving archetypal aid, they expressed their tendency to beryllium treated astatine different infirmary and were discharged," helium said.