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One killed, three injured in road accident in UP
A truck collided with a stationary vehicle on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, killing the truck driver and injuring three others, police said Tuesday. The accident occurred Monday night under the Ratenpuri police station area here, they said. The deceased was identified as Charan Singh. He was 30, they said. The injured were admitted to a hospital, the police added.
Fire in garment company office in Noida
A fire broke out in the office of a garment company in Sector 63 here on Tuesday morning, officials said. Nobody was injured in the fire that broke out in D block in the industrial hub around 8 am, the officials said. Seven-eight fire tenders were rushed to the site soon after we received a call alerting us about the blaze and the fire was contained in two hours, Noida Chief Fire Officer Sunil Singh said. The fire had spread to the first floor of the building. No injuries have been reported in the episode, he said. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the officer said.
International team arriving in Pakistan to probe HIV outbreak
An international team, comprising experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), Center for Disease Control (CDC), Unicef and Unaids, will arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday to probe the latest HIV outbreak in Sindh province.
Three hurt in explosion in factory
Three workers were injured, two of them seriously, in a fire triggered by an explosion in an industrial unit in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an MIDC official said Tuesday. The explosion occurred in a reactor of the chemical unit in Boisar MIDC in Tarapur Monay midnight, said Dinesh Ambure, Assistant Station Officer (ASO), Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Boisar. The injured workers were admitted in hospitals in Tarapur and Mumbai. The fire was brought under control after an hour. Further investigation is underway.
DFS identifies coaching centres with fire safety negligence
The Delhi government has ordered to inspect whether fire safety norms are being complied with at coaching centres across the city while the Delhi Fire Service Chief informed that areas, where negligence is seen, have already been identified."We have identified areas where negligence has been seen. After the incident of fire at a hotel in Paharganj earlier this year, notices were served to many guest houses, "said Vipin Kaintal, Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Delhi Fire Service.Yesterday, Delhi Urban Development Minister, Satyendra Jain said that Delhi government has instructed fire officials to inspect all the coaching centres in the city in the wake of Surat coaching centre tragedy which claimed the lives of 20 students."We have instructed the officials to inspect all coaching centres. High rise coaching centres having more than four floors will be inspected in the first phase," said Jain while speaking to ANI on Monday. Centres that are not complying with fire safety norms will be closed
Maharashtra: Chemical blast injures two in Palghar
A deadly concoction of chemicals stored at a factory in the industrial area of Palghar caused an explosion injuring at least two labourers on Tuesday morning.The injured workers have been admitted to a nearby hospital. Besides, some laborers are reportedly missing from the accident site.According to the police, the incident took place at around 12:10 am and the explosion was heard in a radius of around five kilometers.The blast took place at Varsha Organic Private Ltd. in Tarapur industrial area of Palghar."We have taken two inured to the hospital in our vehicle. Only fire officials and chemical experts can tell us the reason behind the blast," a police officer present at the spot said.Last year, a similar incident took place in Uttar Pradesh. An explosion took place in September at a petrochemical factory in Bijnor wherein six people lost their lives and two sustained injuries.
Malaysia to send back plastic waste to foreign nations
Malaysia says it will send back some 3,000 metric tonnes (330 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries including the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations. Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin says 60 containers stacked with contaminated waste were smuggled in to illegal processing facilities in Malaysia. She said Tuesday that 10 containers will be shipped back within two weeks as she showed reporters contents of the waste at a port outside Kuala Lumpur. The waste that was displayed included cables from the U.K., contaminated milk cartons from Australia and compact discs from Bangladesh. Also shown were electronic and household waste from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia and China.
Japan mass stabbing: One child, suspect confirmed dead
At least one elementary schoolgirl has been confirmed dead in a mass stabbing incident in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on Tuesday morning, police said.The attacker, a 57-year-old man, has also died after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck following the attack on at least 19 people, including 16 elementary schoolgirls, reports NHK.Additionally, three other people, including a schoolgirl, are being treated for serious injuries.A witness said that the suspect was holding a knife in each hand and began stabbing the victims as they waited to board a bus. Two knives have been reportedly found from the scene of the incident.Another witness told NHK, "I heard the sound of lots of ambulances and I saw a man lying near a bus stop bleeding.""There is another bus stop near the primary school and I also saw schoolchildren lying on the ground ... It's a quiet neighbourhood, it's scary to see this kind of thing happen," he added.Footage broadcast on local television channels showed multiple ...
Fire at bulb manufacturing unit in Delhi
A fire broke out at a bulb manufacturing unit in Udyog Nagar in west Delhi on Tuesday, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said. No casualty has been reported. The fire department said they received a call about the blaze at 5.15 am following which 22 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire broke out on the ground floor and spread to two floors above. The factory also manufactures spare parts, a senior fire officer said. The fire officer said they brought the flames under control by 8.35 am. A short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the fire, the official said.
12 die in UP after drinking spurious liquor
Twelve persons have died after consuming spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district. Four of the victims belong to one family.
Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in private school in Thane
A fire broke out in a private school in Thane West on Tuesday.However, no one was injured in the blaze in the computer room of Shree Mavli Mandal High School, a fire brigade official said.Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze brought under control, the official said.
3 killed in Japan mass stabbing
One female student and a man were killed and 16 others injured in a mass stabbing spree in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on Tuesday, police said, adding the attacker after the incident turned the knife on himself and died.
Rajasthan: 10 killed, 6 injured after 2 cars collided near Jodhpur
10 people were killed while six others sustained injuries after two SUV cars collided near Aagolai, 40 kilometres far from Jodhpur in the early morning hours of Tuesday.Around 17 people were travelling in both cars at the time of the accident. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.The police reached the accident spot after getting the information. The police officials admitted the injured to the hospital with the help of locals.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed condolences to the bereaved on Twitter."Deeply anguished by the loss of lives in a severe road accident near Agolai village on Balesar-#Jodhpur road. My heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost dear ones, may God give them strength to bear this loss. May the injured recover soon," he tweeted."They were going to attend a marriage. A Scorpio car which was coming towards us hit both our cars. Six people from my family have died. 12 members including children and women were travelling in our Scorpio," ..
Fire breaks out in rubber factory in Mumbai's Powai, no casualties reported
Fire broke out in a rubber factory here in Powai on Tuesday morning.No casualties have been reported in the fire incident.Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot as soon as they got the information.Further details are awaited in this regard.Earlier, two people died and several others were injured after a fire broke out in a building at Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai on Thursday night.
Fire breaks out in Delhi auto parts factory
A massive blaze engulfed an auto parts factory here on Tuesday, a fire officer said, adding that there were no reports of casualties.
Surat fire tragedy: Municipal Corporation issues notices to over 3,000 building failing security norms
In the aftermath of the Surat fire tragedy, the Surat Municipal Corporation issued "notices or sealed 3,000-3,500 buildings" across the city which does not have fire safety equipment installed."We have issued notices to all those buildings where fire safety equipment needs to be installed. We started this work on May 25 and have so far issued notices or sealed 3,000-3,500 buildings," Surat Mayor Jagdish Patel told ANI here.This comes days after a blaze ripped through a coaching center located in Takshashila Arcade in Surat's Sarthana area last week, killing at least 20 people, mostly students, and injuring many others.Several students were seen jumping off the building to escape the inferno on May 24. Some people were unable to escape and died on the spot. As the rescue operations were carried out, charred bodies were found. The fire was reportedly triggered by a short circuit.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ordered an investigation and announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each ..
19 hurt, including children, in Japan stabbing attack: Fire dept
A mass stabbing attack in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on Tuesday injured at least 19 people, among them one person left with "no vital signs", the local fire department said. "The number of injured people is now 19, including one who is seriously injured and now shows no vital signs," Kawasaki Fire Department spokesman Keiichi Hayakawa told AFP. "A man stabbed them," another spokesman for the department, Dai Nagase, earlier told AFP. "We received an emergency call at 7:44 am, which said four elementary schoolchildren were stabbed." Public broadcaster NHK said at least three people were in critical condition. Police said one suspect, a man, had been detained. NHK said he had stabbed himself, suffering a serious wound. The broadcaster said two knives were spotted at the scene, but there was no immediate confirmation from officials. The attack occurred at a park not far from a local train station, local media said, at the time of the morning commute. Footage broadcast on local TV ...
2 died, over 30 injured in Peru quake
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked parts of Peru and neighbouring Ecuador rose to two on Monday, with more than 30 people injured, authorities said. Sunday's 8.0-earthquake hit a sparsely populated region of Peru's Amazon basin region but was felt over a wide area. Reports were still coming in Monday from remote areas affected by the quake, which also rattled the capital Lima and other cities where frightened residents rushed into the streets. "We have two dead because of the earthquake. The second victim is a 15-year-old who was hit on the head" by falling rubble at his home, Civil Defense Coordinator Ricardo Seijas told Chanel N television. The teenager died of his injuries after begin taken to hospital in Peru's northern region of La Libertad. The other victim, a 48-year-old man, was reported Sunday to have been killed by falling debris while he slept at his house in Cajamarca in northern Peru. The quake struck at 2:41 am (0741 GMT). Seijas said 15 people had ...
CIL urges power producers to substitute imports with domestic coal
In order to further reduce use of imported coal by power producers, state-run miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday urged power utilities, which are importing the fuel for blending, to avail higher grade of coal from its subsidiaries as a mean of import substitution.
Hyderabad Airport authorities respond to Riteish Deshmukh's tweet
Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh faced trouble at the Hyderabad Airport Lounge and made sure to address the issue and report it to the authorities.The 40-year-old actor took to his Twitter handle to share a video from the Airport Lounge where he got stuck after the power went off.Along with a short clip, he wrote, "So we were at the Hyderabad Airport Lounge - suddenly the power goes off- the way in & out is an elevator that shuts down. The only exit door is locked in a chain (Incase of FIRE it's a tragedy waiting to happen)."Riteish went on to add that "public exits can't be locked in case of emergencies" and asked the authorities to "wake up".He explained the situation further and wrote, "Security personnel refuses to give permission to open the door at the cost of passengers missing their flight. Wake up Hyderabad airport Authority - public exits can't be locked in case of emergencies."The airport authorities quickly responded to Riteish's tweet and wrote, "We regret the ...