Page 806 - Disaster Accident
One dead after Southwest jet engine failure: US official
A catastrophic engine failure on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas left one person dead and prompted an emergency landing in Philadelphia today. Southwest flight 1380, a Boeing 737, encountered a problem with the engine shortly after take-off from New York's LaGuardia airport, Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, told a news conference. There was one fatality, he confirmed. "We are saying this is an engine failure," Sumwalt said, confirming that parts flew out of the engine, which witnesses said hit a jet window, seriously injuring a woman. The identity of the dead person was not immediately disclosed. "Something is wrong with our plane! It appears we are going down!" wrote passenger Marty Martinez in the caption to a Facebook live-stream video that showed him looking panicked and breathing through oxygen mask. "Engine exploded in the air and blew open window 3 seats away from me. Explosion critically injured woman sitting in the seat
Rescue helicopter crashes in Iran, 2 dead
Iran's official news agency says a rescue helicopter has crashed in the Persian Gulf, killing at least two people on board. IRNA reported that the helicopter was flying from an offshore rig toward Kish Island yesterday, transporting an oil worker who had suffered a heart attack. It says the oil worker and a paramedic died in the crash. Another two passengers are missing, and the pilot survived. Aviation crashes in Iran are often blamed on the country's aging aircraft fleets, which were poorly maintained during years of sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.
US plane makes emergency landing after engine fails
A US passenger plane made an emergency landing in the US city of Philadelphia on Tuesday after one of its engines failed mid-air, with at least one person injured, according to passenger accounts.
8 killed after massive storm hits WB
Eight people were killed and several others injured after strong winds of up to 98 km per hour hit Kolkata and its adjoining areas late on Tuesday night.Four died were reported in Kolkata, while 4 people in Howrah.People returning home after work faced major traffic jams as metro and more than 24 train are running late from Howrah station.Departure and arrival of some flights were also delayed because of storm.Further details are awaited.
15 members of marriage party killed as truck falls off Sone river bridge in Madhya Pradesh
At least 15 members of a marriage party were killed when a mini-truck carrying them fell off a bridge over the Sone river in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh tonight, officials said. They said that the casualties might go up as many more people were trapped inside the vehicle. Fifteen people are killed and nearly 14 are injured, Sidhi District Collector Dilip Kumar told PTI. The injured were admitted to the district hospital. Expressing deep sorrow over the accident, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured, the district collector said. The mini-truck fell off the Jogdaha bridge near Amelia in Bahri police station area of the district, he said. The vehicle fell about 60-70-foot down onto the dry river bed. Efforts were on to pull out the truck. The site is about 42 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, he said. Both the district collector and the district police chief ..
12 members of marriage party killed as truck falls off Sone river bridge in Madhya Pradesh
At least 12 members of a marriage party were killed when a mini-truck carrying them fell off a bridge over the Sone river in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh tonight, officials said. They said that the casualties might go up as many more people were trapped inside the vehicle. So far, 12 people are killed and nearly 20 are injured, Sidhi District Collector Dilip Kumar told PTI. The mini-truck fell off the Jogdaha bridge near Amelia in Bahri police station area of the district, he said. The bus fell about 60-70-foot down on to the dry riverbed. The site is about 42 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, he said. The injured were admitted to the district hospital. Both the district collector and the district police chief reached the spot and were supervising the rescue operation. Further details were awaited, the officials added.
28-yr-old man dies after mound of mud caves in
A 28-year-old man, who was digging a sewer pit, was killed today after a mound of mud caved in on him, police said. Umar got trapped inside the pit and though he was rescued, he was declared brought dead at a hospital, they said, adding that he died due to suffocation. The other labourers, who were working on top of the pit, escaped as soon as they noticed the mound caving in, they said. Police have registered a case and are probing whether the incident was caused due to someone's negligence. The pit was 10-feet deep and the mud.
Ten killed in Kolkata storm, rail, road, air traffic disrupted
Ten persons were killed and rail, road and air traffic was disrupted in West Bengal as twin storms accompanied by rains lashed through the city on Tuesday night felling trees, uprooting electric poles and triggering house collapse.
7 dead, several injured as massive storm hits Kolkata, suburbs
Seven people were killed and several others injured today after strong winds of up to 98 km per hour hit the West Bengal capital and its adjoining areas, disrupting public transport and traffic, officials said. Unconfirmed sources, however, put the death toll at 13. Four deaths were reported here while two died in Bankura district and one in Howrah district, police said. "A nor'wester hit the city with a gale force of 98 km per hour around 7.42 pm," Regional Meteorological Director G K Das said. Police said uprooted trees blocked at least 26 places, disrupting traffic. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation pressed into service a disaster management team to clear the debris. Electrical fires were reported from various parts of the metropolis, a fire department official said. The New Market police station, located in the heart of the city, plunged into darkness following a short circuit during the storm, he said. People returning home after work faced traffic jams and snarls, as metro .
Two godowns gutted in major blaze
?Two garments godowns were today gutted in a major fire in suburban Kurla in Mumbai, a Fire official said. No casualty is reported in the mishap so far and efforts are on to put out the flames. The godowns are located in a ground plus three structure in Gulab Shah market in Kurla (west). Eight fire engines and water tankers have been mobilised to douse the blaze. "Our fire brigade control got information about the blaze in a shop at 9.18 PM, following which fire brigade personnel and fire fighting teams were rushed to the spot," said Mumbai fire brigade chief said P S Rahangdale. He said the fire was confined to the godowns. The exact cause of the blaze cannot be known immediately.
Double storey building gutted in Rohroo
A double storey building was gutted in a fire in Rapadi Bamta village in Rohru subdivision of Shimla district today morning and property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed, police said. There was no loss of human life in the incident, they added. The fire spread fast and the heavily timbered building with nine rooms was reduced to ashes before the fire brigade could reach. The owner of the house Mangat Ram and Rakesh Kumar ran out to save themselves but the building and other belongings could not be salvaged, police said. The house was stood a little away from the village and fire tenders took time in reaching the spot through a narrow road, an official said. The villagers tried to douse the fire but could not control it as the flames engulfed the house within minutes. The cause fire could not be ascertained but sources said short circuiting could be the reason. A case has been registered and investigations are in progress, police said.
98km/h gale hits Kolkata, several trees uprooted
Strong winds of up to 98 km per hour accompanied by rains hit the West Bengal capital this evening as a northwester swept the city uprooting trees and affecting traffic movement, officials said "A nor'wester hit the city with a gale force of 98 km per hour around 7.42 pm," Regional Meteorological Director G K Das said. Police said a large number of trees were uprooted across the city, throwing traffic movement out of gear, police said. Electrical fires were reported from various parts of the metropolis, a fire department official said. He said that a fire at Ballygunge Circular Road was brought under control with the help of seven fire tenders. The official said according to initial reports, a house was damaged owing to the gale in an area under the Karaya police station. People returning home after work faced traffic jams and snarls.
Fire at Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex in Jammu
A fire broke out at the Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex in the heart of the Old Walled City here today, a senior official said. The fire in one of the buildings along the Tawi river was noticed around 10 am and extinguished promptly, Director of Fire and Emergency Services Rajinder Kumar Hak told PTI. He said that though the blaze was controlled within one hour, a team of fire fighters were deployed at the spot as a precautionary measure to ensure there was no more damage to the affected building. The 187-year-old epitome of cultural and royal heritage of last Dogra rulers is under renovation. The fire was at a secluded place within the sprawling complex, away from the buildings which are under renovation, Hak said. He said that officers in the chief minister's secretariat directly supervised the fire-fighting operation during which six fire tenders were pressed into service. Mubarak Mandi served as the main seat of the Dogra Kingdom until 1925, before Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ...
Vice Naval chief chairs safety review meet
Brainstorming sessions to improve the safety processes and methodologies in training and operational domains and lectures by experts were among the highlights of a two-day safety review which concluded at the Southern Naval Command here today. The review was held under the aegis of the recently constituted Indian Naval Safety team (INST) based here which has been mandated to co-ordinate with various authorities within the navy to improve the "risk-safety matrix" in training and operations. Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar chaired the maiden safety review, which would hereafter be held annually and termed as Annual Safety Review (ASR), a Defence release said. It was inaugurated by Vice Admiral A R Karve, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the command yesterday, it said. As part of the review, a ?Safety Expo? was organised with the participation of more than 15 renowned Indian industries, specialising in manufacturing marine and industrial safety ...
Meeting on road safety to begin tomorrow
A two-day meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to begin here from tomorrow. Led by Transport Minister of Rajasthan, Yunus Khan, transport ministers of 24 states are members of the GoM, an official release said here today. Senior officials comprising Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Commissioners and Secretaries of Transport Department from various states will discuss issues related to road safety measures tomorrow, it said. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has constituted the GoM to examine the best practices in road safety and road transport sector and to suggest actionable point of implementation with the objective to reduce fatalities and road accidents. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will attend the meeting as chief guest on the second day while the state Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary will also be present in the meeting. The meeting will focus on
3 killed in separate accidents in Rajasthan
Three persons, including the wife of a municipal commissioner, were killed and as many injured in two separate accidents in Rajasthan today, the police said. Shashikant Sharma, the commissioner of Dholpur municipal corporation in Bharatpur district, was on his way to Jaipur with his wife, Seema Sharma (36), and daughter, Navika, said Shrawan Pathak, station house officer (SHO) of Chiksana. Their car crashed after a tyre-burst in Chiksana area of the district. Seema and the car driver, Ghanshayam (25), were killed, while Navika was referred to a Jaipur hospital for treatment, the SHO said. In Nagaur district, an SUV collided head-on with a truck, which was coming from the opposite direction in Parbatsar area. The driver of the car, Munnaram Jat (40), was killed and the truck driver injured, a police official said. The deceased's body was handed over to his family after post-mortem examination. A case was registered against the truck driver, the official said.
Govt raises FY19 highway project award target to 20,000 km: Gadkari
The government has fixed the national highways project award target at 20,000 km for the current fiscal, up 25 per cent over the previous year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. However, the highway construction target for 2018-19 has been pegged at 16,420 km, and per day construction target has been fixed at 45 km for the current fiscal as against last year's about 27 km per day. "The ministry is making all-out efforts for improving and strengthening the highways network in the country. This year, the focus would be more on construction, but the award would be more than last year. There will also be focus on completing the DPRs (detailed project reports) of all the 'in-principle' declared NHs," the road transport and highways minister said. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has fixed a target of awarding works for around 20,000 kilometres length of national highways during the current year 2018-19," MoRTH said in a statement quoting the minister. This is ...
Meghalaya to balance economic, environmental activities: CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said his government will strive to strike a balance between economic activities and environment protection. The chief minister's comments came in the backdrop of the impact of an NGT ban on coal mining in the state four years ago. Speaking in the state Assembly, Sangma said, "I want to stress on the fact that this government realises the importance of the economic activity of coal mining in our state, and it is very important that this must continue." The chief minister had met Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and PMO officials last week in Delhi, and moved the Centre to consider invoking Para 12 A (b) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution to exempt the state from applicable Central mining laws. The Meghalaya Assembly had passed a resolution in this regard in 2015. "We are also resolving today once again to continue working for this (pressing for the Centre's consideration). I assure that we are going to work towards it and ..
Nerve agent used to attack ex-Russian spy was in liquid form
The nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in an English town was delivered in a liquid form, the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said on Tuesday.
Changing work culture takes time: Lohani on rly staff working as domestic helps
It takes time to bring changes in work culture, Chairman Railway Board Ashwani Lohani said a day after the Railways suspended four class three officials for employing trackmen as domestic helps in their homes. He also said that such incidents cannot be totally eliminated in an organisation of 1.3 million employees. A TV channel had yesterday shown how the men who were supposed to be engaged in safety work on the tracks were doing menial jobs at the homes of their seniors, mostly supervisors, including cleaning, washing and even erecting fences at their homes. "We have suspended all of them. We are committed to work culture reforms and we are doing this not because it has been covered by the media, but because it is the right thing to do. "In an organisation of 1.3 million employees, this takes time and stray cases cannot be totally eliminated," Lohani told PTI. Soon after taking over, both Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal and Lohani had ordered that no railway staff or machinery be ..