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All 8 victims in Denmark rail accident identified
Danish police said Friday they had identified the eight victims killed in a train accident earlier this week, all of them Danes and ranging in age from 27 to 60. The three men and five women were not related to each other and hail from different regions of the country, a police statement said. The accident occurred early Wednesday when a truck trailer appeared to blow off a cargo train in strong winds and hit a passenger train travelling in the opposite direction on the Great Belt Bridge linking the islands of Zealand, where Copenhagen is located, and Funen. Sixteen others were hurt, but none of them suffered life-threatening injuries. The driver of the passenger train had slowed down after feeling the strong winds on the bridge, his lawyer Torben Koch told daily Berlingske. "He was worried and slowed down to around 100-120 kilometres per hour (60-75 miles per hour), according to his own estimate, on a stretch where the speed limit is normally 180 km/h," he said. Investigators have ...
6 killed in US highway crash
Six people have been killed and eight others injured in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway in the US state of Florida, authorities said.
Thousands evacuated as Storm Pabuk makes landfall in Thailand
About 7,000 people were moved to evacuation centres as Storm Pabuk struck the Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday, officials said.
Four killed in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Four persons were killed and three injured in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune ExpresswayFriday, police said. A truck, while negotiating a turn, keeled over and fell on two cars in the opposite lane below near Khalapur around 11.45 am, a police officer said. One of the cars was pushed off the edge of the road and fell down 40 feet into a gorge, he said. Four passengers in the cars including two women died while three persons sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital, he said. The condition of two of them was stated to be critical, the official added.
Building collapse: Factory unit was operating 'illegally'; SDMC had served notice in Dec
Commercial activity was going on "illegally" in the two-storey building, which collapsed in west Delhi's Sudarshan Park claiming lives of seven people, and a closure notice was served on its owner last month, a senior official said Friday. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the West Zone of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and an SDMC team visited the site after the mishap and assisted the Delhi Disaster Management Authority staff in the rescue operation, he said. "The collapse is said to have been triggered by a blast on the first floor of the building where a factory unit was operating, which blew the roof. And, the side walls then collapsed under the weight of the debris deposited on the floor," the senior SDMC official said. He said, when the SDMC team visited the site in Basai Darapur area, they saw many parts of the building hanging precariously after the collapse, which were demolished for safety of passers-by. "Ironically, we had sent a closure notice to this unit ..
Chemical factory gutted in fire at Badlapur near Mumbai
A fire completely destroyed a chemical factory at Badlapur near Mumbai Friday morning, a fire brigade official said. Chief fire officer of the Kulgaon Badlapur Municipal Council Ramesh Patil said there were no casualties. The fire broke out at a factory located in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area about 10.15 am, he said. Ten fire engines were rushed to the spot and the fire-fighting operation was on even after more than three hours, he said. The cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertained, Patil said. The firemen stopped the flames from spreading to the adjacent cloth manufacturing factory, he said. A few drums of chemicals in the factory premises exploded, he said.
Trapped miner's father wants to rappel down Meghalaya mine to look for son
Solibar Rahman stopped working in Meghalaya's illegal coal mines in 2012. The native of this village in western Assam's Chirang district is, however, confident of his skills and is now bracing for one last attempt to rappel down the 380-foot coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district to search for his son, who had not returned from the mine since December 13.
7 killed after blast in Delhi factory
At least seven people were killed and eight injured after an explosion in a factory here on Thursday night brought down the building, police said on Friday.
Fire breaks out in Noida village
Several shanties were gutted in a major fire that broke out at a village here early Friday, police said. The fire broke out at Sarfabad village in Sector 73 at around 3.15 am, a senior officer said. "Fire tenders from the entire district were rushed to the spot and the flames were doused by 4.30 am," Circle Officer, Noida 3rd, Shwetabh Pandey said. He said one person had received burn injuries in the fire and was admitted to a hospital. The cause of the blaze was not known immediately and a probe was on, Pandey said.
3 dead as gas station fire in Kabul spreads to building
An Afghan official says an overnight fire that began at a gas station in the Afghan capital and spread to a nearby apartment complex has killed three people and injured 27 others. Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayer says six women are in critical condition in a hospital. Saifullah, an eyewitness who, like many Afghans uses only one name, says the fire began shortly after midnight at a gas station in Kabul's eastern Macroyan neighborhood. It quickly spread to a nearby cement block apartment complex. Police officials contacted by The Associated Press say the fire is still under investigation and have so far refused to speculate on the cause. Eyewitnesses say a gas-filled tanker parked on the gas station premises also caught fire, causing the blaze to spread quickly.
Thousands evacuated in Thailand ahead of storm Pabuk
Around 7,000 persons have been evacuated from Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat where Storm Pabuk is due to arrive on Friday, authorities said.
7 killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway
Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people, authorities said. The wreck happened on Interstate 75 about 1.6 kilometres south of Alachua, near Gainesville. The flames were fed by about 189 litres of diesel, authorities said. Several others were taken to the hospital, some with critical injuries, the Gainesville Sun reported. Authorities initially said six had died but late Thursday night revealed a seventh victim had perished. Emergency crews extinguished the fire and said they were treating the crash as a homicide investigation. The fire was so intense that authorities said it damaged parts of the road. A spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol told The Associated Press in a phone interview that their top priorities were to conduct a thorough investigation and to identify the deceased victims. "There's going to be families that need to be notified that their loves ones ...
Cyclone 'Pabuk': 7 districts in Odisha on alert
The Odisha government has put seven districts on alert in view of cyclonic activities in the South China Sea.In this regard, the Revenue and Disaster management department of the Odisha government issued an advisory on Thursday."A cyclonic storm Pabuk lay centered at 0830 hours IST of 03rd January 2019 over South China Sea near latitude 6.0°N and longitude 105.0° E, about 1500 km east-southeast of Port Blair. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and emerge into Andaman sea around the forenoon of 05th January 2019. Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andaman islands around evening/ night of 06th January. Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-northwestwards and then recurve northeastwards towards Myanmar coast and weaken further during 7th -8th January, 2019," the advisory read.The Special Relief Commissioner asked collectors of seven districts including, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Ganjam and Khurda to stay alert and ...
6 killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway
Six people died after a crash and diesel fuel spill sparked a massive fire on a Florida interstate Thursday afternoon, highway officials said. Two tractor-trailer rigs and two passenger vehicles were involved in the wreck on Interstate 75 about 1.6 kilometres south of Alachua, near Gainesville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fire was ignited after about 189 litres of diesel spilled onto the highway, authorities said. Eight others were taken to the hospital, some with critical injuries, the Gainesville Sun reported. A helicopter landed on scene to search for any victims who may have been in the woods along the crash scene, which Alachua County Sheriff's officials described as "extensive." Authorities extinguished the fire, but the aftermath caused a portion of the interstate to be closed in both directions, causing massive delays Thursday evening. The Alachua County Sherriff's office tweeted that the crash was in the northbound lanes but that the southbound lanes were ...
7 dead, 8 injured after factory collapses in West Delhi
Seven people were killed after the wall of a factory in West Delhi's Moti Nagar area collapsed on Thursday.Moreover, eight individuals sustained injuries in the incident. Out of these, four have been admitted to Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, while the other four are undergoing treatment in Safdarjung Hospital.According to DCP West Delhi Monika Bhardwaj, the collapse was triggered by a cylinder blast which occurred at around 9:45 pm in the factory.Police and personnel from the fire brigade were immediately pressed into action to rescue those trapped under the debris. In order to assist them, a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, a dog squad, Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) ambulances and Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) team were also deployed.Locals claimed that the factory, which is allegedly being run illegally, was in a dilapidated, shabby condition. As soon as a blast occurred in the factory, one of the walls collapsed, and ...
6 killed, including a child after blast in fan factory in Delhi
At least six people died, including a minor and several others injured after an explosion in a factory in Delhi on Thursday night, police said.
Final toll from collapsed Russian building: 39 dead
After three-and-a-half days of fighting a mountain of concrete, cold weather and time, rescue teams in an industrial Russian city ended a search for people who were inside an apartment building where an explosion triggered a partial collapse, giving a final death toll Thursday of 39. The massive operation launched by the Russian Emergencies Ministry in the jumbled maze of rubble where a section of a 10-story building stood in Magnitogorsk until Monday morning combined sophisticated equipment with gruelling manual labour. Russian officials said from the start that emergency crews were racing to reach survivors before they died of hypothermia in temperatures as low as minus 29 degrees Celsius. Supervisors ordered fans to blow warm air into the wreckage while drones, flexible ocular devices and the hands of hundreds probed for signs of life. A search dog brought hope to the grim work Tuesday when it pointed to a place where rescue workers would hear the cries of a baby. The 10-month-old .
6 dead after factory collapses in West Delhi
Six people were killed after a portion of a factory in West Delhi's Moti Nagar area collapsed on Thursday.Moreover, two individuals sustained injuries and have been admitted to Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital.According to DCP West Delhi Monika Bhardwaj, the collapse was triggered by a cylinder blast which occurred at around 9pm in the factory.Police and personnel from the fire brigade were immediately pressed into action and carried out a rescue operation at the site.The police are investigating the matter.Further details are awaited.
Dense fog leads to vehicle pile-up on Kanjhawala-Bawana road, several injured
Several people were injured Thursday in a pile-up of 25 vehicles due to dense fog on the Kanjhawala-Bawana road of outer Delhi, police said. A woman travelling in a car received serious injuries while several others suffered minor injuries, they said. Police said they were informed at 7.30 am about an accident on the Kanjhawala-Bawana road near Nangal Thakuran village. The incident took place when a car travelling on the road caught fire and stopped on middle of the road, he said. The occupants of the car safely abandoned the vehicle. But due to fog, other vehicles pilled up after a car hit the abandoned four-wheeler, he added. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital and discharged after first aid, police said. A DTC bus and a car were also caught up in the pile-up.
Four-year-old girl dies in LPG blast
A four-year-old girl died and a man received injuries when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house here Thursday evening and led to a fire, said a civic official. The incident took place at 5.21 pm in a 'chawl' (tenement) in Kranti Nagar, suburban Kurla, when the LPG cylinder suddenly exploded and caused a minor fire in and around the house, the official from the Disaster Management Unit of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. "Our fire brigade jawans reached the spot and extinguished the flames by 5.55 pm," the official said. Two people - a four-year-old girl, Anushka Chaurasia, and one Ravi Parmar (21) received injuries in the blast and the subsequent fire, he said. Both were taken to nearby Rajawadi Hospital where the gril was declared brought dead, the official said. The condition of Parmar is stable," he added.