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  Bangladesh: 5 killed in massive fire at Dhaka hospital's COVID-19 unit

  World | May 28, 2020 8:37 IST

  The fire broke out shortly before 10 pm after which the firefighters were informed about the incident at the hospital. “We have recovered five bodies. Of them four were male and one female,” fire service’s operations director Lieutenant Colonel Zillur Rahman told reporters.

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  Videos show massive fire at Mumbai's Sewri Cotton Green area

  India | March 16, 2020 12:38 IST

  Fire broke out at a factory in Mumbai's Sewri Cotton Green area on Monday. Fire tenders are currently present at the spot as the efforts to douse the flames continue. According to reports, several people have been safely rescued from the site.

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  NHRC says Anaj Mandi fire was catastrophe waiting to happen, asks for detailed report

  India | December 09, 2019 20:58 IST

  The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that at least 43 people were killed in the Anaj Mandi area in central Delhi early Sunday morning when a blaze caused by a short-circuit turned a five-storey building into a "lethal gas chamber", the rights panel said.

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  Delhi fire tragedy: Relatives say confused how to take bodies back home

  India | December 09, 2019 16:45 IST

  Chaotic scenes prevailed at Maulana Azad Medical College, where the autopsy of the victims of the Anaj Mandi fire incident was done, as people said they were confused about how to transport the bodies of their relatives back home.

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  Important documents burnt as fire breaks out at Vikas Bhawan in Delhi

  India | August 27, 2019 21:29 IST

  According to a senior fire official, the fire broke out on the second floor at the office of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).

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  6 dead as massive fire erupts at multi-storey residential building in Delhi

  India | August 06, 2019 9:08 IST

  A 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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  25 rescued after massive fire breaks out at Ganesh Genesis high rise apartment in Ahmedabad

  India | July 26, 2019 14:32 IST

  Ganesh Genesis high rise building in Ahmedabad engulfed in flames on Friday. Fire fighting operations are currently underway as nearly 25 people are feared trapped inside the building. The blaze has also spread to the adjacent flats due to strong winds. As per initial reports, a short circuit at an apartment had led to the fire at Ganesh Genesis high rise.

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  Delhi: Massive fire at Keshav Puram factory, 25 fire tenders on spot

  India | July 15, 2019 10:36 IST

  A 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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  Massive fire breaks out at building housing government offices in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar

  India | July 03, 2019 23:01 IST

  A fire broke out at the second floor of the PICUP building in Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow. The blaze had soon spread to the third floor. At least 8 fire tenders rushed to the spot after a call was made to the fire officials. Any injuries or casualties were not reported into the incident. 

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  Punjab: Two injured after fire breaks out at cycle parts manufacturing factory in Ludhiana

  India | June 21, 2019 11:32 IST

  Information on any casualties or loss of life was yet not available.

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  UP: Fire breaks out at pesticide factory in Meerut, spreads to another; no casualties

  India | June 15, 2019 7:16 IST

  Cause of the fire could yet not be ascertained. 

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  Punjab: Fire breaks out at 3 garment factories in Ludhiana, no casualties

  India | June 14, 2019 10:38 IST

  Sixteen fire tenders were present at the spot as the efforts to douse the flames continued.

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  West Bengal: Roof collapses after massive fire breaks out at chemical godown in Kolkata, no casualties

  India | June 08, 2019 10:15 IST

  "We're unable to make an entry inside the building, roof in the middle part of the building has also collapsed," a fire official said. 

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  Delhi: Major tragedy averted after fire breaks out at girls hostel in Janakpuri; 50 rescued, 5 hospitalised

  India | May 31, 2019 19:20 IST

  Six of the girls were taken to a nearby hospital due to problems caused by smoke inhalation, two of them were discharged after first aid.

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  Surat fire: Preliminary probe finds structure with coaching class was prone to fire incidents

  India | May 28, 2019 6:58 IST

  There were three teachers in the coaching centre at the time of the incident. While one of them died, another received serious head injuries while jumping off the building.

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  Andhra Pradesh: Fire breaks out at vote counting centre, EVMs safe

  India | May 21, 2019 6:28 IST

  As the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stored in a strong room in nearby building, the incident sent panic among officials.

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  Maharashtra: Fire engulfs building in Thane, efforts to douse flames on

  India | May 04, 2019 7:07 IST

  No injuries have been reported into the incident.

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  Fire onboard naval ship INS Vikramaditya, 1 officer dead

  India | April 26, 2019 16:10 IST

  One Navy personnel has died in a fire incident onboard INS Vikramaditya. The incident was reported on the aircraft carrier when it was entering harbour in Karnataka's Karwar.

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  Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at building in Bhiwandi, no casualties reported

  India | April 22, 2019 9:17 IST

  Any injuries or casualties into the incident were not known.

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  Death toll in deadly Mexico fuel pipeline fire rises to 85

  World | January 21, 2019 9:27 IST

  At first the gasoline leak was manageable, locals say, emitting a tame fountain of fuel that allowed for filling small buckets at a time. But as the crowd swelled to more than 600, people became impatient.