Indore

Timeline

1. 18 Mar2026
   Disasters

   Fire in Palam, Delhi kills nine; Indore EV-charging blast fire kills seven¹²³

   A fire on 18 March 2026 in a building in Palam, Delhi reportedly killed nine members of a family, while an EV charging point blast and fire the same day killed seven in Indore.

   • 18 March 2026: nine members of a family killed in a fire in a multi-storey residential-commercial building in Palam, south-west Delhi (single report; no source ties it to a metro station)
   • 18 March 2026: seven killed (some outlets say eight) in Indore when an EV charging point exploded outside a house and cooking gas cylinders blew up
   • Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh described the Indore sequence; an expert panel and EV-charging SOP were mooted
2. 2 Jan2026
   Disasters

   Contaminated water outbreak in Indore kills at least 14⁴⁵⁶

   Contaminated drinking water in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, reported from late December 2025 into January 2026 caused diarrhoea cases and deaths, with the toll disputed. A state report said 23 deaths were reported, 16 of them linked to the water, while unofficial counts reached about 30.

   • Outbreak reported from late December 2025 into January 2026 in Indore (Bhagirathpura area)
   • Officials said sewage from a leak entered a drinking-water pipeline
   • State government report: 23 deaths reported, 16 linked to contaminated water; unofficial count about 30 by 29 January
   • More than 140 hospitalised in early reports, and a minister said 1,400-1,500 people were affected

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Sources

1. OrissaPOST
2. Deccan Chronicle
3. Daily Excelsior
4. Asia News Network
5. Deccan Herald
6. Dawn