Page 3 - Fire

Around 150 shanties destroyed in Gurugram after massive fire breaks out

A major fire broke out in village Bajghera in Sector-102 here on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday which destroyed around 150 shanties, fire officials said

Fire breaks out at hospital in Delhi's Rohini, patient on ventilator dies

A 64-year-old patient died at a hospital in Delhi's Rohini area in the early hours of Saturday after his oxygen support was disrupted due to a fire at the facility

EVs catching fire because of 'mad rush' to get into business: Rajiv Bajaj

'Issue is the underlying process of the manufacturing,' says Bajaj Auto MD.

Fire breaks out in crockery factory in Delhi's Hamidpur, no casualty

A fire broke out in a carpet and crockery factory's godown in Delhi's Hamidpur area on Thursday evening

Fire erupts at UCO Bank branch inside Supreme Court; no casualties yet

A fire broke out at UCO Bank Branch inside the premises of Supreme Court on Tuesday, a fire department official said, adding that no casualties or injuries were reported from the incident.

49 people killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh container depot

A massive fire and a series of explosions at a private chemical container depot in Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said

No casualty, cause of fire being ascertained, says Deepak Nitrite Ltd

Flames brought under on Thursday night, first aid treatment for injured

Panel probing electric vehicles fire incidents to submit report on May 30

Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had recently said the companies found negligent will be penalised and a recall of all defective vehicles will be ordered after expert panel submits its report

Fire at Delhi's Safdarjung, Makkar hospital; no casualty reported

Two fire incidents were reported at Safdarjung Hospital and at Makkar Multispeciality Hospital on Friday morning but there was no casualty

9 dead in fire due to tanker-truck collision in Maharashtra's Chandrapur

Nine persons were charred to death in a fire that broke out following a collision between a diesel-laden tanker and a truck carrying wood on the outskirts of Chandrapur city of Maharashtra

Fire breaks out at Tata Steel's Jamshedpur plant; two workers injured

The incident has been reported to the relevant authorities and an investigation to assess the cause is underway

Residents gasp for clean air as fire at Delhi's landfill site rages on

The fire at north Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site that has been raging for the last six days has upended lives and livelihoods of people living in adjoining areas and left them gasping for breath.

Significant progress on wildfires, but dangerous winds on the way

Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast for this time of year in the western United States

Fire breaks out at 7-storey building in Mumbai's Khar area

A fire broke out in a seven-storey building in suburban Khar in Mumbai on Thursday morning, a civic official said. While there was no report of anyone getting injured in the blaze, the fire brigade rescued four people from the terrace of the building, an official from the fire brigade said. The fire started in a flat on the fourth floor of Nothan Villa Building on Guru Ganeshwar Marg in Khar (West) around 10.30 am. At least eight fire engines, water tankers, ambulances and other fire-fighting equipment reached the spot, the officer said. Four people, who were trapped in the building's terrace, were rescued by the fire brigade around 1 pm, he said. After more than two hours of efforts, the blaze has been covered from all sides and efforts are on to extinguish it, the official said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.

Major fire at chem factory in Sonipat, 50 fire tenders pressed into service

Methanol and some other chemicals were kept in the factory

Fire breaks out at Delhi's Uphaar Cinema Hall, no injuries reported

A fire broke out at Delhi's Uphaar Cinema Hall Sunday morning, officials said.

Another electric scooter catches fire in India, users furious

The EV fire incident, the third in a row, occurred near Mathura Toll Plaza in the Manjampakkam area near North Chenna

11 migrant workers from Bihar die after fire at scrap godown in Hyderabad

Eleven people were charred to death in a major fire accident at a scrap godown in the early hours of Wednesday.

PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for those killed in Hyderabad fire

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he is pained by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire in Hyderabad and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased.

4 dead, 15 injured as fire breaks out in Jammu building, rescue op underway

Four people, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured after a massive fire broke out in a building here on Monday, police said. The death toll may increase further as the rescue operation is still underway, officials said. The fire broke out in the evening in a scrap shop on the ground floor of the building in Residency Road area apparently due to a short circuit. Soon the flames engulfed the entire building and some of the LPG cylinders kept inside exploded, said Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli. He said three people, including a child, were charred to death in the incident and 15 others were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Another body was recovered later. Residents of the building were mostly workers from Assam, the officials said. A spokesperson of the Fire and Emergency Services Department said they received a call about the fire around 6.10 pm and immediately rushed fire tenders to the spot. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu,