Fire Incident
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Delhi: Fire breaks out at Rohini court; efforts to douse flames on
India | Jun 18, 2020, 10:28 AM ISTA fire broke out at Delhi's Rohini court on Thursday. According to the details, the blaze was reported on the third floor of the Rohini court, inside record room. Nine fire tenders are present at the spot as the efforts to douse the flames continue.
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Bangladesh: 5 killed in massive fire at Dhaka hospital's COVID-19 unit
World | May 28, 2020, 08:37 AM ISTThe 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 | Mar 16, 2020, 12:38 PM ISTFire 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 | Dec 09, 2019, 08:58 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 09, 2019, 04:45 PM ISTChaotic 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 | Aug 27, 2019, 09:29 PM ISTAccording 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 | 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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25 rescued after massive fire breaks out at Ganesh Genesis high rise apartment in Ahmedabad
India | Jul 26, 2019, 02:32 PM ISTGanesh 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 | 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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Massive fire breaks out at building housing government offices in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar
India | Jul 03, 2019, 11:01 PM ISTA 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 | Jun 21, 2019, 11:32 AM ISTInformation 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 | Jun 15, 2019, 07:16 AM ISTCause 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 | Jun 14, 2019, 10:38 AM ISTSixteen 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 | Jun 08, 2019, 10:15 AM 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, 07:20 PM ISTSix 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, 06:58 AM ISTThere 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, 06:28 AM ISTAs 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, 07:07 AM ISTNo injuries have been reported into the incident.
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Fire onboard naval ship INS Vikramaditya, 1 officer dead
India | Apr 26, 2019, 04:10 PM ISTOne 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 | Apr 22, 2019, 09:17 AM ISTAny injuries or casualties into the incident were not known.