A massive fire broke out at a hotel in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Wednesday morning. The fire was so intense that the six-story hotel was totally covered in flames. 45 people were there in the hotel at the time of the incident and were rescued safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident happened at a Papaya Tree Hotel in Indore in the early hours of Wednesday. Three fire tenders and more than 30 water tankers rushed to the spot as soon as they received the information about the fire. By the time, the officials reached the scene to control the flames, it had spread to two floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fire SP RS Nigwal said the fire had first started in the ceiling of the ground floor in the restaurant area, however, due to the sudden disconnection of the electricity, the alarm was not sounded and the fire hydrant system stopped working. The guests were unaware of the fire in the hotel and realized it only after huge black smoke started rising up. They immediately came out to the balconies for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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