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Fire Destroys Decades-Old Women and Child Development Records in Baitul, Madhya Pradesh
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 12:16 PM
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A blaze at the Kalapatha record room of the Baitul block office of the Women and Child Development Department razed years‑old documents, despite three fire‑brigade attempts to control it.
A fire broke out late at night in the old record room of the Women and Child Development Department’s block office in Baitul, Madhya Pradesh. The room, located in the Kalapatha area, housed archival documents that had been preserved for many years.
Fire‑brigade teams responded to the incident three times before finally bringing the blaze under control. The repeated attempts highlight the difficulty of accessing the confined storage space where the records were kept.
Preliminary reports indicate that the flames completely consumed the stored files, resulting in the loss of historical and administrative data related to women and child welfare programmes in the region.
Local authorities have been notified, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. The department is expected to assess the impact on ongoing projects and consider measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Fire‑brigade teams responded to the incident three times before finally bringing the blaze under control. The repeated attempts highlight the difficulty of accessing the confined storage space where the records were kept.
Preliminary reports indicate that the flames completely consumed the stored files, resulting in the loss of historical and administrative data related to women and child welfare programmes in the region.
Local authorities have been notified, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. The department is expected to assess the impact on ongoing projects and consider measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.