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7 killed as fire breaks out in shanties in northeast Delhi, says officials

Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am. Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the site. Seven charred bodies were recovered, the official said, adding that around 60 shanties were affected and 30 of those gutted in the fire. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Devesh Kumar Mahla said information about the blaze was received around 1 am, following which police and fire officials reached the spot. The blaze was finally brought under control around 4 am. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the incident. "Heard the sad news early in the morning. I will go to the spot and meet the affected people personally," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

Fire breaks out in residential building in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg; no casualty

A major fire broke out in a ground-plus-ten floor residential building in Kanjurmarg area of Mumbai on Monday afternoon, a fire official said.

More than 280 people evacuated after Greek ferry catches fire

More than 280 people have been evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said. At least one person was slightly injured in the evacuation, coast guard officials said. The predawn fire broke out Friday on the Greek-owned Euroferry Olympia shortly after it left the port of Igoumenitsa in northwest Greece for the Italian port of Brindisi with 233 passengers and 51 crew members on board. Images from local television channels of the ferry following the evacuation indicated that the fire was extensive.

Fire breaks out at 4-storey building in Delhi's Hari Nagar, 22 rescued

A fire broke out at a four-storey residential building in the Hari Nagar area of the national capital on Wednesday following which 22 people were rescued safely, a fire department official said.

19, including 9 children, dead in an apartment fire in New York City

Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. A fire official who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the death toll on Sunday, while a city official who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the number of children dead. Dozens of people were injured in the Bronx fire, and at least 32 people were hospitalised. According to the FDNY, approximately 200 firefighters responded to the scene on Sunday at the Twin Park apartments, a 19-story building on East 181st Street. Sunday's fire comes just days after a house fire in Philadelphia left 12 people, including eight children, dead.

Colorado wildfire caused $513 million in damage, destroyed 1,084 homes

Colorado authorities say last week's wildfire caused $513 million in damage and destroyed 1,084 homes and structures.

Massive fire erupts at South Africa's Parliament building in Cape Town

Firefighters battled a blaze at South Africa's national Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the center of Cape Town

'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire in Colorado

One couple returned home Friday to find the mailbox about the only thing left standing. Charred cars and a burned trampoline lay outside smoldering houses. On some blocks, homes reduced to smoking ruins stood next to ones practically unscathed by the flames. Colorado residents driven from their neighborhoods by a terrifying, wind-whipped wildfire got their first, heartbreaking look at the damage the morning after, while others could only wait and wonder whether their homes were among the more than 500 feared destroyed. At least seven people were injured, but remarkably there were no immediate reports of any deaths or anyone missing in the aftermath of the blaze outside Denver. Cathy Glaab found that her home in the town of Superior where she lives with her husband had been turned into a pile of charred and twisted debris. It was one of seven houses in a row that burned to the ground. The mailbox is standing, Glaab said, trying to crack a smile through tears. She added sadly, So ma

24 confirmed dead after clinic fire in Japan's Osaka; arson suspected

At least 24 people have been confirmed dead from a fire that broke out at clinic in Japan's Osaka prefecture, the police said, adding that they are investigating the incident as a suspected arson.

Fire breaks out at CBI office due to short circuit, no damage to property

A fire broke out inside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) building in New Delhi on Thursday due to a short circuit in the generator.According to a CBI officer, smoke emanating was due to a short circuit in the generator in the CBI building. After a while, an automatic sprinkler system was activated.The functioning of the office will be restored in some time, the CBI officer said.No damage to property was reported.

Fire breaks out at 9th floor of Delhi AIIMS; no casualty reported

A fire broke out at the ninth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in the national capital late on Wednesday night

Pune chemical plant fire: Search operation resume; firm owner summoned

Authorities resumed search operationto look for any more victims at a chemical plant here on Tuesday, a day after a massive fire broke out in the premises, and also summoned the firm's owner

Massive fire breaks out at a chemical factory in Udhampur; IAF called in

It took the Indian Air Force more than two hours to help douse the fire

Fire breaks out at pharma godown in Indore; Covid-19 medicines destroyed

Medicines and medical equipment worth Rs 20-25 lakhs used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients were destroyed in a fire that broke out at a pharmaceutical godown in Indore on Sunday

Iran's petrochemical plant in Qom province hit by explosion, fire

An explosion and fire were reported at a petrochemical plant in the Qom province of Iran on Sunday

Fire breaks out at chemicals manufacturing unit in Karnataka; no casualties

A fire broke out at a speciality chemicals manufacturing unit within the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) at Bajpe on Saturday afternoon, but there were no casualties, police said

13 die as fire breaks out at Maharashtra hospital treating Covid patients

Images tweeted by news agency ANI showed patients being shifted away from the Vijay Vallabh Hospital.

5 rescued from blaze at house in south Delhi's Greater Kailash locality

Five people were rescued from a house fire in south Delhi's Greater Kailash locality early Sunday, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said

Fire breaks out in Safdarjung Hospital's ICU, 50 patients evacuated

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the ICU of the Safdarjung Hospital here following which 50 patients were evacuated, fire officials said

At least 500 people evacuated from fire at Indonesian oil refinery

At least 500 people were being evacuated from a nearby village after a massive fire broke out at the Pertamina Balongan Refinery in Indonesia