Delhi Fire
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Delhi fire: Bodies of Bihar residents to be carried in Swatantrata Senani express, says Railways
India | Dec 09, 2019, 04:35 PM ISTThe railways will carry the bodies of the Bihar residents who died in the Anaj Mandi fire on Sunday to their home state, officials of the national transporter said.
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Rajya Sabha MPs seek steps to prevent recurrence of fire accidents
India | Dec 09, 2019, 12:48 PM ISTThousands of illegal buildings house factories with practically no safety measures, BJP's Vijay Goel said. A magisterial inquiry and Rs 10 lakh compensation will not help, he said, adding half of the buildings in the Chandni Chowk area in old Delhi were dilapidated.
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Won't come out alive: Father of one of victims recalls Delhi fire horror
India | Dec 09, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTThe dead and injured in the Delhi factory fire incident were taken to LNJP, Lady Hardinge and RML hospitals, where distraught people had a hard time finding their family members. Some recalled the heart-wrenching last phone calls made by their loved ones.
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Lapses allowed to continue with impunity: Hardeep Singh Puri over Delhi fire
National | Dec 08, 2019, 11:21 PM ISTTerming as the statement by Puri "shocking and false", the AAP government claimed that the Union Housing and Urban Development minister's statement was aimed at hiding "corruption and inefficiency" of the BJP-led civic bodies in Delhi.
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Delhi fireman saves 11 people, hailed as hero
India | Dec 08, 2019, 09:13 PM ISTShukla told PTI that he has seen massive fires during his service but the Anaj Mandi incident was one of the deadliest. "I have handled close to 7,000 fire rescue calls and was a part of the rescue operation during the Hotel Arpit Palace Fire in Karol Bagh and the recent AIIMS hospital fire. This was one of the major fires in terms of the casualties," he told PTI.
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Delhi fire: BJP slams Kejriwal for attending inauguration event, terms him 'insensitive'
India | Dec 08, 2019, 07:42 PM ISTIn the worst fire accident since the 1997 Uphaar Cinema tragedy in the national capital, 43 people died when a massive blaze ripped through a four-storey building housing illegal manufacturing units in north Delhi's congested Anaj Mandi area on Sunday.
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Delhi fire tragedy: Forensic Science Lab analyses building, yet to collect samples
India | Dec 08, 2019, 06:08 PM IST"Scientifically, the articles can only be collected after the fire has completely ended and we can get access to the rooms,"Laboratory Director Deepa Verma told PTI.
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Time to help, finding lapses next move: Hardeep Singh Puri
India | Dec 08, 2019, 04:10 PM IST"People come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They are our brothers and sisters. They are out citizens. It is not the issue who comes from where. I want to tell on record that we should provide all necessary help to the affected families," Puri said.
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'I could sense fear in his voice': Tales of horror at LNJP Hospital after Delhi fire tragedy
India | Dec 08, 2019, 03:39 PM ISTAt least 43 people were killed after a massive fire broke out at a six-storey factory in the Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road in Delhi on Sunday morning when labourers were asleep inside.
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22 years since Uphaar fire, it's deja vu for Delhi
India | Dec 08, 2019, 01:16 PM ISTTwenty two years later, on Sunday morning, December 8, 2019, another fire broke out in a factory in a crowded market in West Delhi's Rani Jhansi Road area killing 43 so far, making it Delhi's second worst fire incident since Uphaar tragedy.
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Fire accident: Delhi Police registers case against factory owner
India | Dec 08, 2019, 12:46 PM ISTPolice said a case under section 304 of IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder punishable with a maximum imprisonment of 10 years) has been registered. The case has been transferred to crime branch.
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Delhi: Fire at call centre in Vasant Kunj, 6 rescued
India | Nov 25, 2019, 08:48 PM ISTThe Delhi Fire Service received a call about the incident at 7.10 pm, following which four fire tenders were pressed into service.
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Fire breaks out at ITO in Delhi; fire fighting operations underway
India | Nov 21, 2019, 09:44 AM ISTReason for the fire at ITO in Delhi could not be known. Fire tenders are present at the spot as the efforts to douse flames are underway. Any injuries or casualties were yet not reported.
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Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at four-storeyed factory in Peeragarhi
India | Nov 04, 2019, 07:52 AM ISTA four-storeyed factory engulfed in flames in Delhi late on Sunday. At least 28 fire tenders are present at the spot to douse the flames, in which one fire personnel has been injured. There were no reports of any casualties in the fire incident.
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Delhi: Major fire at engine oil warehouse at in Punjabi Bagh, one dead
News | Sep 08, 2019, 09:49 AM ISTDelhi: One person died after a major fire broke out at a engine oil warehouse at Punjabi Bagh. Twenty two fire engines rushed to the spot to contain the fire at the area's Transport Nagar.
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Delhi: Massive blaze erupts at warehouse in Ghitorni
India | Aug 16, 2019, 08:39 PM ISTFour fire tenders were present at the spot as the efforts to douse the flames continued. Cause of the fire was yet not known.
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6 dead as massive fire erupts at multi-storey residential building in Delhi
India | Aug 06, 2019, 09:08 AM ISTA massive blaze erupted at a multi-storey building in Delhi's Zakir Nagar area late on Monday. Six people have been killed in the incident, while 11 others have received burn injuries. The fire has now been brought under control after much struggle due to the narrow lane, which made it difficult for the fire tenders to reach to the incident spot.
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Delhi: Massive fire at Keshav Puram factory, 25 fire tenders on spot
India | Jul 15, 2019, 10:36 AM ISTA factory in Delhi's Keshav Puram engulfed in flames early on Monday. At least 25 fire tenders were rushed to the spot soon after a call notifying the incident was made. As of now, any reports of injuries or casualties are not available.
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Delhi: 3 dead as massive fire erupts at rubber factory in Shahdara
India | Jul 13, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTThree people have been killed after a major fire erupted at a rubber factory in Delhi's Shahdara. Nearly 31 fire tenders were present at the spot to douse the flames. The cause of the fire was yet not known.
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Delhi: Fire breaks out at Employees' State Insurance Model Hospital; 6 patients rescued
India | Jul 12, 2019, 10:23 AM ISTThe operation theatre of Employees' State Insurance Model Hospital in Delhi was engulfed in flames early on Friday. At least 6 patients were rescued after firefighters reached the spot to fight the blaze. Reason of the fire could yet not be ascertained.