Fire Tragedies

Major fire rages in godown complex in Thane, no report of injuries as yet

A fire which the civic authorities termed as major broke out at Khan Compound godowns in Thane city's Shil Phata area on Sunday evening. There are no reports of injuries as of now in the major blaze that started at 7pm, regional disaster management cell chief Avinash Sawant said. Firefighting operations are underway, Sawant added.

Over 10,000 fire incidents in Delhi till June 30 this year: Authorities

The maximum number of fire incidents was reported between April 1 and June 30 this year, in part contributed to by scorching temperatures and heatwave conditions during the period

Mundka tragedy: Delhi Police gets 1-day custody of building, biz owners

Delhi Police on Tuesday got one-day custody of three men, including the building owner, as part of the probe into the massive fire that broke out in outer Delhi's Mundka leaving 27 people dead

Mundka fire: Delhi CM announces Rs 10 lakh compensation, orders inquiry

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured in the Mundka building fire incident that claimed 27 lives

Delhi fire tragedy: Mundka building did not have fire NOC, says Police

As many as 27 people died in the fire accident so far and 12 persons are injured, police said

Mundka blaze: Search operation to be over in next 3 to 4 hours, says NDRF

Aiming to give "correct information" to such people whose family members are missing or injured and admitted to the hospital, a help desk was set up at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital

Uphaar fire: Delhi court convicts Ansal brothers in evidence tampering case

A Delhi court on Friday convicted real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal for tampering with evidence in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma also held a former court staff Dinesh Chand Sharma and individuals P P Batra and Anoop Singh guilty in the case. The court is likely to hear arguments on quantum of sentence on Monday. The case is related to tampering with the evidence in the main fire tragedy which had claimed 59 lives, in which the Ansals were convicted and sentenced to 2-year jail term by the Supreme Court. The apex court however released them taking into account the prison time they had done on the condition that they pay Rs 30 crore fine each, to be used for building a trauma centre in the national capital. Two other accused, Har Swaroop Panwar and Dharamvir Malhotra, died during the course of the trial.

Explosion leaves 7 dead, more than 40 injured in Colombia: Police

A large cloud of fire suddenly erupted, sending people running, some so severely burned they were left with barely any clothes.

Surat rape and murder case: 3 persons, including main accused, arrested

A case of rape was registered under the POSCO Act and over 400 police personnel Surat police and Ahmedabad Crime Branch worked on the case

20 coaching class students jump to death after Surat building catches fire

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he anguished by the deaths in Surat fire, asks authorities to help families.

Surat fire: Police arrests coaching centre owner, builders absconding

Most of the victims of the fire included teenage students. While some of them died of suffocation, many due to injuries sustained after jumping off windows to escape the fire.

Surat fire: Toll climbs to 22, coaching class owner held, 2 on the run

Surat fire: Toll climbs to 22, coaching class owner held, 2 on the run

Surat fire: Preliminary probe finds lapses on part of civic body, builder

According to a top bureaucrat, the officials concerned did not conduct a physical inspection of the building before approving the proposal of the builder.

Two consecutive fire tragedies raise safety alarm in India

Odisha had reported the maximum fires in commercial buildings (40) in 2014, according to NCRB data, killing 40 people