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1 dead, 6 injured in Trump Tower fire
A fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower here, leaving one person dead and six firefighters injured, the New York City Fire Department said today. It said a 67-year-old man, identified as Todd Brassner, was found "unconscious and unresponsive" when firefighters arrived at the scene of the fire. Brassner, a resident of the 50th floor of Trump Tower, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but later died, Fire Department spokeswoman Angelica Conroy said. The medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death, CNN reported. The fire was contained to the 50th floor of the tower, located on Fifth Avenue in New York. It was ruled under control around 9 p.m. (local time), two hours after it was originally reported, the FDNY tweeted. It also tweeted pictures of the building with several windows of the 50th floor ablaze. Six firefighters suffered injuries that are not life threatening, Conroy was quoted as saying by the channel. No members of the Trump family were at ..
Ahmedabad-Puri express' coaches roll down 15km sans engine; 7 suspended
A major train accident was averted when coaches of Ahmedabad-Puri express rolling down towards Kesinga side in Odisha's Titlagarh was stopped by putting wooden blocks on the track late on Saturday.The train had rolled down for 15 kilometres without any engine, following which two employees, who didn't follow the engine shunting procedure, two engine drivers and three carriage-repairing staffer were suspended.General Manager of East Coast Railway Shri Umesh Singh called for immediate corrective action and stringent exemplary action in this case.Chief Safety Officer of East Coast Railway Shri S. S. Mishra advised a special safety drive at all stations over East Coast."A case of rolling down of coaches of Ahmedabad-Puri express towards Kesinga side had occurred. This happened due to non-application of skid-brake on the wheels of the coaches by staff concerned," the East Coast Railway said in a statement.All passengers are safe, the statement added.The incident took placed at around 10 PM
Ahmedabad-Puri express travels without engine, no casualty
Passengers of the Ahmedabad-Puri express had a narrow escape when its coaches rolled down without any engine for a few kilometres due to non-application of skid brakes in Odisha's Titlagarh.
Are frequent tremors in U'khand hills indicative of big quake? 'Yes', says top disaster official
The hills of Uttarakhand are hit frequently by mild earthquakes -- as many as 51 since January 1, 2015 -- which are often dismissed as "usual occurrences". But are these tremors indicative of a big earthquake in future? "Yes," says the head of state's Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC). "Frequent mild earthquakes in the hills of Uttarakhand should not be dismissed as common occurrences but treated as pointers to a major earthquake which is long overdue in the central seismic gap of the Himalayan front spanning Himachal Pradesh, Nepal and Uttarakhand," DMMC Executive Director Piyush Rautela told PTI. The DMMC is an autonomous body working under the Uttarakhand government for protection of people and environment against any kind of disaster. Its tasks among other include running training programme for people and communities for disaster mitigation. Rautela said the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand was hit by a catastrophic earthquake way back in 1803, and 200 years on there ..
One injured in fire at Trump Tower in New York
One person was seriously injured after a fire broke out at the Trump Tower in midtown New York City on Saturday.
1 killed, 4 injured in fire at Trump tower
One person has been killed and four firefighters have been injured after a fire broke out on the 50th floor in the Trump Tower, a large building in Manhattan owned by United States President Donald Trump.The deceased, who was a resident of the building's 50th floor, was taken to the hospital in critical condition, fire department spokeswoman Angelica Conroy told CNN.At about 6 PM (local time) on Saturday, huge flames and massive smoke was seen billowing out from the building following which a team of firefighters was rushed to the location to douse the fire.As per the media reports, New York fire crews graded it a Three-Alarm blaze, meaning a minimum of 33 units and 138 firefighters were sent.According to a witness, it started with a smoke which soon turned into a blaze.The cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet.
Fire at Trump Tower, 1 injured
A fire has broken out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in the New York City.On Saturday, at about 6 PM (local time) huge flames and massive smoke were seen billowing out from the building, following which a team of firefighters was rushed to the location to douse the fire.One person is reported to be badly injured in the incident.As per the media reports, New York fire crews graded it a Three-Alarm blaze, meaning a minimum of 33 units and 138 firefighters were sent.According to a witness, it started with a smoke which soon turned into a blaze.Later United States President Donald Trump tweeted to inform that the situation has been brought under control."Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well-built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!" Trump tweeted.The cause of the smoke has not been ascertained yet.
Fire breaks out at Trump Tower: fire department
A fire erupted on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York today, the fire department said, adding there were no immediate reports of injuries. Smoke rose from the skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan around 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) but later subsided. Streets surrounding the building owned by US President Donald Trump that serves as the headquarters for The Trump Organization and houses a penthouse, were closed off. The New York City Fire Department tweeted a picture of the building showing flames but the blaze appeared to have been contained as firefighters made their way into the building. Trump himself said the blaze had been extinguished. "Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!" he wrote on Twitter.
Canada bus crash: Death toll rises to 15
The death toll in the Canadian bus crash, wherein players of a junior league hockey team have died too, has risen to 15, according to media reports.On Friday night, a bus carrying 28 people, including the hockey players of Canada's Humboldt Broncos team, collided with a lorry in western Canada's Saskatchewan province.The bus was headed towards Nipawin town for a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinals playoff game when the crash happened north of Tisdale city.Initially, it was reported that 14 people have lost their lives in the incident.Earlier on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also issued a statement to offer his condolences for the departed."An entire country is in shock and mourning today as we learn more about the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos that claimed the lives of 14 people and injured many more", as per the official statement.He extended his support to the victims' families by saying, "To the entire Humboldt community: We are here ...
Canada bus crash: Trump calls up Trudeau, conveys condolences
United States President Donald Trump has spoken to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to offer his condolences to the families of deceased members of Canada's junior league hockey team that met with a fatal accident on Friday.Trump took to his Twitter account to say, "Just spoke to @JustinTrudeau to pay my highest respect and condolences to the families of the terrible Humboldt Team tragedy. May God be with them all."On Friday night, 14 people, including the members of Canada's junior league hockey team, lost their lives when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a lorry in western Canada's Saskatchewan province.The bus was headed towards Nipawin town for a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinals playoff game when the crash happened north of Tisdale city.As per the media reports, 28 people were on-board including the bus driver.
Canadian PM mourns 14 hockey players killed in bus crash
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mourned 14 members of the well-known Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team who were killed late on Friday in a road accident.
Close shave for passengers as Ahmedabad-Puri Express moves sans engine in Odisha
Passengers of the Ahmedabad-Puri Express had a narrow escape tonight when the coaches of the train travelled a few kilometres without the engine, which was detached for reversal at the Titlagarh station in Odisha, due to the non-application of the skid brakes, a railway official said. "All passengers are safe and no one was hurt when the coaches moved towards Kesinga (under Sambalpur railway division) after the engine was detached to be attached at the other end of the train," an East Coast Railway spokesperson here said. According to railway sources, the coaches started moving around 10 pm and had covered a distance of 10 kms without the engine before they were brought to a halt. The coaches were stopped by alert staff by putting stones and bringing the train to a halt, the railway spokesperson said, adding the section from Titlagarh towards Kesinga has a downward slope. The railway staff who failed to follow the engine shunting procedure properly have been suspended, the ...
15 injured when gas canister explodes at Geneva restaurant
Fifteen people were injured when a gas canister exploded at a crowded Geneva restaurant today, blowing out windows and spraying diners with shards of glass, rescue workers said. The explosion at Italian restaurant Les Tilleuls near the centre of the Swiss city happened in the middle of the lunchtime rush, with the alarm going off at 1:18 pm (1118 GMT), rescue services captain Frederic Jaques told AFP. "It appears to have been an accident. A small gas cannister exploded," he said, adding that Geneva forensic police were investigating the cause of the explosion. The exploding cannister had been attached to a small blowtorch used to make creme brulee and similar desserts. "The volume of gas was quite small, but the blow-back effect was impressive," Jaques said. The kitchen area had been completely destroyed, and two people working there at the time of the explosion had suffered burns. The restaurant's windows were meanwhile blown out, spewing glass across a crowded terrace. In all, 15 ...
4 dead including driver after vehicle hits crowd in Germany: ministry
At least four people were dead today after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Muenster, the interior ministry said, quoted by news agency DPA. A ministry spokeswoman was quoted as saying that the toll included the driver. Local police had said earlier that he "shot himself" after driving into the crowd and leaving about 30 people injured.
Earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma include magnitude 4.6
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Oklahoma today and was also felt in neighboring Kansas and Missouri, according to the US Geological Survey. It was one of four earthquakes recorded in northwest Oklahoma on Saturday morning. Garfield County Emergency Management Director Mike Honigsberg said there are no immediate reports of injury or serious damage following the quakes. The largest temblor was at 7:16 a.m. a few miles outside Covington, a town of about 500 people. Reports on the USGS website show it was felt as far away as Kansas City, Missouri, some 300 miles (480 kilometers) northeast of Covington. People in Joplin, Missouri, and Wichita, Kansas, also reported feeling it. Saturday's quakes were in the same area where four others struck Friday, including one of magnitude 3.7. The threshold for damage usually starts at 4.0. The strongest earthquake on record in Oklahoma was a magnitude 5.8 recorded near Pawnee in September 2016. Many of the thousands of earthquakes in Oklahoma in ...
Driver of vehicle that drove into German crowd has killed himself: police
The driver of a vehicle that killed several people when it ploughed into a crowd in the German city of Munster today killed himself, police said. "The driver shot himself," a police spokeswoman said, adding that around 30 people were injured in the incident. Police earlier said that several "deaths and injuries" had occurred in the incident in the western German city.
Several dead as car drives into crowd in Germany's Munster: media
Several people were killed and injured today when a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Munster, local media reports said. The DPA news agency said a car had hit bystanders in the western city. Police confirmed there had been casualties but did not immediately say what happened. "There are deaths and injured. Please avoid the area, we are on scene," the regional police service said on Twitter. Police also urged people to avoid "speculation" about the incident. According to the online edition of the Spiegel magazine, German authorities were "assuming" the incident was an attack, though there was no immediate official confirmation.
Two dead in fire at footwear factory in Delhi
Two men from Uttar Pradesh died in a fire at a plastic footwear factory in Narela industrial area today, police said. The deceased have been identified as Vinay, 33, who worked at the factory, and his friend Kuldeep, 25, a police officer said. A call about the fire was received at 2.32 am and seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The firefighters found two men on the first floor of the factory, said an official of the Delhi Fire Services. Police said the men, who sustained burn injuries, were rushed to Harishchandra Hospital where they were declared dead by doctors. A case has been registered and an investigation is underway. The cause of the fire will be ascertained after the inquiry, but a short-circuit is suspected to be the cause, said a police officer. Around a dozen workers were present in the factory when the fire started. They escaped in a hurry while Vinay and Kuldeep, who were sleeping on the first floor at the time, wee trapped. The place where they were sleeping was .
Chile raises alert over eruption threat at the Chillan volcano
A column of white smoke and a string of tremors at the Nevados de Chillan have prompted officials to raise the level of alert ahead of a possible eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in Chile. Surrounded by dense forest and rivers, this volcanic complex, which comprises 17 craters, is located some 550 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago in the Bio Bio region of the Chilean Andes. Since 2015, the alert level has remained at yellow -- the second lowest of four levels -- but since December, several eruptions of ash have suggested increased activity, prompting officials to raise the alert by one level, to orange. On Friday, teams of police and experts from the state-run National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) deployed to the site -- which reaches an altitude of 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) -- saw a huge column of white smoke rising from one of the craters. Sernageomin also detected an unusual flow of lava in the crater which could spill over at any time, and data from
Russia-bound aircraft made emergency landing at IGI
A Russia-bound aircraft from Vietnam, ABG 8772 made an emergency landing in at the T-3 terminal of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Saturday, after suffering an engine failure.As per the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) the non-schedule flight made a safe landing here on Runway No. 1129, with 345 passengers onboard.The airport official said that they received the information at Police Station IGI Airport from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) regarding emergency landing of the flight at 05:22 PM.