A massive fire has been raging in a commercial building in Guwahati for more than 33 hours. Video

A massive fire broke out at a commercial building in Assam’s Guwahati in the early hours of Wednesday, December 9, and remained out of control for more than 33 hours as fire tenders struggled to extinguish it, officials said on Thursday, December 10.

According to news agency PTI, the fire broke out at 12:30 am on December 9 at Swagota Square Complex in ABC Point. Commercial buildings included state Bank of India(SBI) regional office and branch, and a shopping mall named Soham Emporia.

The fire remained out of control even after more than 25 fire tenders were deployed. Additionally, Indian Air Force, Indian Army and water tenders from Guwahati Refinery were also asked to join the fire extinguishing efforts.

There is no news of any death in the incident yet and till the time of writing the news, the cause of the fire is also unknown.

Watch the video here:

It’s been more than 19 hours, still the fire at Soham Emporia, ABC, Guwahati shows no signs of subsiding.
⁰More than 50 fire engines are controlling the fire, but the flames have already engulfed the entire building – Megamart, SBI branch and many others… https://t.co/2YzrToFTJP pic.twitter.com/WL6hBbNfLP

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Officials say the fire is still burning the building.

A senior Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) official said the fire was still not completely controlled and officials were trying to extinguish it.

“The fire is still on the sixth floor,” the official told PTI. We are trying to extinguish it.

“Smoke is also coming out from the second floor, where the fire broke out in the warehouse of the shopping mall,” he said. According to the officer, a lot of inflammable materials and clothes were reportedly kept on the second floor.

#Watch Guwahati, Assam A massive fire broke out at the six-storey Soham Emporia commercial building and SBI offices in Guwahati’s GS Road area around 1:30 am on Tuesday. After almost 24 hours of continuous effort, with the help of firefighters, NDRF, SDRF teams… pic.twitter.com/4o5u9xiZ1l

– ANI (@ANI) 11 December 2025

Another officer said that the fire is now in the rear part of the building. “However, due to non-adherence to safety norms during construction, fire engines are not able to reach the rear,” he said.

‘Zero visibility, heavy smoke, significant damage’

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) issued a statement saying that fire tenders are trying to control the fire by entering the building from the lower floors, adding that a detailed assessment will be conducted after the fire is brought under control.

”The fire could not be effectively controlled in the initial stage due to zero visibility and heavy smoke.” The building complex and surrounding areas have been secured. “Evacuation protocols were initiated for safety,” the statement read, according to PTI.

#exclusive Guwahati, Assam, India: Fire incident in SBI building.

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Initial observations suggest that there is significant damage to the affected floors, but a detailed assessment will be conducted once the fire is completely contained.