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BMC, fire dept give different death toll for Bhandup hospital fire incident

Confusion continues to persist over the death toll in the Dreams Mall fire incident at Mumbai's Bhandup area. While BMC said 6 people had died, the Chief Fire Officer said the toll has gone up to 9

Bhandup fire: Hospital claims no casualties due to fire, probe on

After Mumbai Deputy Police Commissioner said two casualties were reported in a fire incident at a hospital in Bhandup, Mumbai early Friday, the hospital has claimed no such deaths have taken place

Two dead after fire breaks out at private coronavirus hospital in Mumbai

At least two people were killed after a fire broke out at a private Covid-19 hospital in Mumbai's Bhanup area in the early hours of Friday

Maharashtra: Major fire engulfs godown in Thane, no casualty reported

A major fire broke out at a logistics godown located in a village near Bhiwandi city in Thane district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Wednesday, a civic official said

Massive fire breaks out at plastic godown in Kanpur, no fatalities reported

A massive fire broke out a plastic godown in the Collectorganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district on Wednesday morning

Death toll mounts to 25 in Feb 12 Virudhunagar factory fire in Tamil Nadu

The death toll in the February 12 blaze that broke out in a fireworks manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district has gone up to 25, the district collector said

Gujarat closure notice to UPL's Jhagadia plant after fire leaves two dead

The fire had erupted after a blast in the factory in the early hours of Tuesday. Twenty injured an five labourers missing as well

More than 3,600 birds rescued in 2020: Delhi Fire Service officials

Firefighters in the national capital rescued more than 3,600 birds between January-December last year, officials said on Sunday

Massive fire at Harley Davidson showroom in Moti Nagar, no casualty

A fire broke out at a showroom of motorcycle company Harley Davidson in west Delhi's Moti Nagar in the early hours of Saturday, officials said

Fire at trash godown in Kerala's Kozhikode, no casualty reported yet

A major fire broke out at a trash godown in nearby Cheruvannoor on Tuesday morning,police said. According to Fire & Rescue department sources, there are no casualties and attempts were on to bring the blaze under control. A gas cylinder godown, some car show rooms and residential houses besides Sarada Mutt are located near the area. A Fire and Rescue services department official said gas cylinders from the godown and vehicles from showrooms were shifted immediately soon after the fire was noticed. The fire is more or less under control, he said adding that more fire engines have been pressed into action.

Predawn fire guts old church housing New York's Liberty Bell

A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city's settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread from a five-story vacant building adjacent to the church around 5 a.m. Video posted on Twitter shows flames shooting from the roof and the church's stately front window glowing from the conflagration inside. We are devastated. We are gutted like our building is gutted; our hearts are crushed like our doors are crushed, said the Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis. "But we know how to be the church, and we know that God is God, yesterday, today and tomorrow. City Council member Carlina Rivera tweeted that no injuries were reported. Built in 1892, the church is home to the oldest congregation of the Collegiate Churches of New York, which date to the Dutch settlement of the isl

Fire in Kirti Nagar, 50 shanties gutted; more details awaited

At least 50 shanties were gutted after a fire broke out in west Delhi's Kriti Nagar area in the early hours of Thursday, a Delhi Fire Service official said

Fire at Mumbai's Nagpada mall declared level 5, firefighting ops underway

Firefighting operations are underway at a mall in Nagpada area in Mumbai on Friday morning where a major fire broke out last night

Fire breaks out at hospital in Mulund; One dead, 40 patients shifted

A fire broke out late night at a private hospital in Mulund, due to which authorities shifted 40 patients to nearby hospitals

Gujarat: Another fire at SSG Hospital in Vadodara, no casualty reported

The minor blaze erupted in the hospital late Saturday night following a spark in the electric room of the neurosurgery ward, but it was soon doused with a fire extinguisher by alert staff members

Sri Lankan Navy, Indian ships battling fire on board oil tanker, one dead

The Sri Lankan Navy with assistance from Indian ships was battling for a second day to douse a major fire raging on an oil tanker carrying crude from Kuwait to India that left one dead

Fire rages on supertanker off Sri Lanka, one crewman presumed dead

A Filipino crew member missing from a supertanker that caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast is presumed dead, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said on Friday

Mumbai: Six rescued as fire breaks out in seven-storey commercial building

Six persons were rescued after a fire broke out at a seven-storey commercial building in south Mumbai afternoon, officials said

West Bengal: Over hundred shops gutted in major fire in Baruipur market

Over a hundred shops were gutted as a major fire ravaged a market in Baruipur town in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said.

In Pictures: Major fire engulfs GST Bhavan at Mazgaon area in Mumbai

The fire that broke out in the GST Bhavan in Mazgaon earlier on Monday turned more severe and firefighting operation is underway