Fire breaks out in Ahmedabad building, 20 evacuated; no casualties

A fire broke out in a 12-storey Ahmedabad building on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of 20 residents, with no reported injuries and an electrical fault suspected as the cause.

A fire broke out in a 12-storey building in Jodhpur area of Ahmedabad on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of at least 20 residents, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.

''The blaze erupted in a flat on the third floor of Ratnakar-III building in the morning,'' said S B Jadeja, divisional fire officer of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services.

An electrical fault is suspected to be the cause, he said, adding that ten fire tenders brought the blaze under control.