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  'Mantralaya' toll mounts to 5, police launch probe

  India | June 22, 2012 20:16 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 22: Investigators were probing whether there was a sabotage angle behind the devastating fire at the Maharashtra secretariat as two more bodies were recovered today raising the toll to five. (Mantralaya on Fire)The

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  Major fire in PNB building in Delhi, trapped people evacuated

  India | May 23, 2012 21:30 IST

  New Delhi, May 23: A major fire broke out in a multi-storeyed building housing offices of banks, around 300 metres from Parliament House, here this evening trapping several people inside for about an hour.  One

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  Massive blaze guts oil mill in Varanasi

  India | April 29, 2012 12:06 IST

  Varanasi, April 29: A major fire on Saturday evening completely gutted an oil mill in Ashapur near Sarnath. The blaze was so intense that firemen could not extinguish it even after ten hours.  The oil

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  Major Fire In NRL, ULFA Claims Responsibility

  India | April 08, 2012 21:39 IST

  Golaghat (Assam), Apr 7: A major fire broke out at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam's Golaghat district today, with the ULFA claiming responsibility for triggering a blast which led to the subsequent fire.  A

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  Major Fire In Administrative Building Of Mumbai Naval Dockyard

  India | November 03, 2011 22:14 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 3: A major fire broke out on Thursday evening at the administrative building of Mumbai naval dockyard. The building  is located  near Lion Gate, Kalaghoda. Initial reports suggested that an electric short circuit led

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  Fire In Mumbai High-Rise; 10 Rescued

  India | November 18, 2010 18:59 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 18: Ten persons were rescued from a 10-storey commercial building in suburban Bandra where a major fire broke out this afternoon.A fireman sustained minor injuries in the rescue operation, Chief Fire Officer Uday

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  Gas Pipeline Rupture Causes Major Fire Near San Francisco Airport

  World | September 10, 2010 13:00 IST

  San Francisco fire services battled a massive blaze in a residential part of the city close to the San Francisco International Airport.  A ruptured gas pipeline is believed to have caused the flare-up in San