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  Chhattisgarh: Fire erupts in power distribution company as thick black smoke fills air | VIDEO

  chhattisgarh | April 05, 2024 16:04 IST

  Following the incident, the local police and firefighters rushed to the spot to douse the flame. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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  Maharashtra: Seven dead after massive fire in Aurangabad, probe on

  Maharashtra | April 03, 2024 8:12 IST

  Authorities are actively probing the cause of the fire, with post-mortem examinations ordered for the deceased. The community mourned the loss as they await further details and justice for the victims of this tragic incident.

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  MP factory fire update: Rescue operation still continues after 11 die in Harda | VIDEO

  Madhya Pradesh | February 07, 2024 9:32 IST

  Madhya Pradesh: The factory, situated in the Bairagarh locality on the outskirts of Harda town, is approximately 150 km away from the state capital, Bhopal.

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  Chile forest fires claim 46 lives with death toll expected to rise

  World | February 04, 2024 10:27 IST

  President Gabriel Boric declared a grim update on Saturday as the death toll from the rampant forest fires in central Chile reached 46. The Valparaiso region, housing nearly a million inhabitants, witnessed black smoke engulfing the sky, prompting intensified firefighting efforts.

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  Mumbai: Fire breaks out at scrap market in Mankhurd

  India | November 12, 2021 8:32 IST

  A total of 12 fire engines, 10 tankers along with 150 firefighters have been deployed for firefighting operation.

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  Delhi: Cylinder explodes in Jaffrabad; 4 fire personnel injured

  India | November 05, 2021 20:38 IST

  Four personnel from the Fire Department have been injured due to a fire that followed a cylinder explosion at a house in the Jaffrabad area of Delhi. 

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  Dangerous conditions complicate wildfire fight in western US

  World | July 19, 2021 19:53 IST

  Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire on Monday in parched Oregon forests, just one of the dozens burning across several Western states.

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  2 firefighters die as plane goes down while surveying blaze

  World | July 11, 2021 11:33 IST

  The plane performing aerial reconnaissance helps direct aviation resources responding to a wildfire.

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  California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

  World | July 02, 2021 10:04 IST

  Mount Shasta, the volcano that towers over the region, was shrouded in a haze from smoke plumes that could be seen in images from weather satellites in space.

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  Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 10 firefighters

  World | May 17, 2020 9:15 IST

  An explosion in downtown Los Angeles injured 10 firefighters Saturday, and more than 200 others rushed to the scene as the flames spread to several buildings. The condition of the injured was not immediately known. 

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  Australia bushfires: Death toll mounts to 16, hundreds of homes destroyed

  World | January 02, 2020 7:33 IST

  As the deadly Australian bushfire continues to rage in the south coast, three more deaths have been confirmed by the police.

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  Sydney firefighting headquarters evacuated due to heavy smoke

  World | December 10, 2019 9:56 IST

  Hazardous smoke levels triggered alarms within the building, forcing the staff to go outside while a number of key personnel remained in the control room to maintain fire response coordination, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Pune: 2 firefighters die as mound of soil caves in

  India | December 02, 2019 10:24 IST

  One firefighter was killed Sunday evening, while the other one was trapped. According to police, around 20-feet deep trench was dug for drainage while the soil was piled up at the ground level.

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  Firefighter dies after being trapped in Pune drainage hole

  India | December 01, 2019 23:35 IST

  A fire brigade personnel, who got trapped in a hole meant for a drainage line in the Dapodi area of Pune, died on Sunday while one civilian is still stuck. The fire brigade official identified as Vishal Jadhav (32) succumbed to his injuries at a hospital here on Sunday night, officials said.

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  3 killed as more than 70 bushfires rage in Australia

  World | November 10, 2019 13:09 IST

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who visited an evacuation centre on Sunday, praised the resilience of the affected people and the firefighters' efforts, announcing economic measures to help those displaced by the fires.

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  Massive wildfire in California prompts evacuation

  World | October 25, 2019 12:57 IST

  The fire was reported to have started near the Geysers Geothermal Plant, the world's largest geothermal field, but there officials were yet to ascertain it.

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  Trapped Meghalaya miners untraced even as Odisha firefighters pump out water

  India | January 02, 2019 6:39 IST

  The fate of the miners, who are trapped inside a flooded coalmine in Ksan village, about 130 from Meghalaya's capital Shillong, for the last 20 days still remains unknown.

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  Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned firefighter

  World | November 17, 2015 19:47 IST

  New York (AP): A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday.The surgery

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  Firefighters find black box on still-burning ferry

  World | January 03, 2015 9:29 IST

  Italy: Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder they hope will help them discover what caused a deadly blaze.But

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  Firefighters Tackle Massive Blaze At Tobacco Plant

  World | December 29, 2011 13:47 IST

  Nanning City (China), Dec 29: Firefighters fought a massive inferno at a tobacco factory in Nanning City, southern China, on Wednesday night.According to local broadcaster CCTV, the fire broke out shortly after midnight at the