Nine incidents of fire were reported from various parts of the state capital on Thursday as firecrackers marking Diwali kept fire service personnel on their toes.

Swift action by the municipal fire services, on standby for the festivities, doused the flames that were triggered by firecracker sparks and short circuits, said officials at the civic body.

Multiple incidents of fire were reported across Bhopal neighborhoods, including Nehru Nagar, Dwarka Nagar, and Shakib Nagar.A fire was also reported from Ambedkar Market at Nehru Nagar, where a shop caught fire, prompting firefighters to evacuate gas cylinders from the premises before extinguishing the flames.

At Itwara, flames spread through an electronics shop and reached the first floor before they were brought under control.

Fire officials said incidents were also reported from Lalghati and Ratibad areas.A garment shop at 10 Number Market and a teashop near JK Hospital reported fires to the personnel, while shrubbery at Dwarka Nagar was destroyed before fire services doused the flames, which at one time threatened to reach nearby residences.

A massive fire broke out in the parking lot of a multi-storey building located in the Idgah Hills area of the state capital, the reason for the fire break out remained unclear, a local had alleged that some unidentified person set the fire in which two vehicles were burnt to ashes in the accident.

Shahjahanabad Police later said that a case has been registered against an unidentified miscreant on the complaint of Pappu More in connection witha fore at the Idgah hills multi-storey houses.

TI UPS Chauhan said that More, a labourer, lives in B Block, At around 1:30 am on Thursday night, he got information about a fire in his bike parked in the parking lot of his block.

When he reached the spot, he saw that his bike as well as a scooter parked in the neighborhood were engulfed by flames. The fire was controlled after the locals rushed to douse the flames.TI said that the reasons for the fire could not be revealed at the moment. The complainant has not raised suspicion on any one.Still other possibilities of reason behind the fire would be the spark of Diwali firecrackers.