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Three killed in road accident in Ambala
Three persons, including a minor, were today killed when the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on AmbalaSadhaura road here, police said. The victims were identified as Tarsem (14), Lovely (22), and Gurwinder (20), they said. "They were going to Gadholi village to attend a marriage," a police official said. "The truck driver managed to flee from the site leaving his vehicle behind," the official said, adding that a case of rash and negligent driving was registered against the unknown driver.
Survivors recall escape from leaning Taiwan apartment block
Chen Chih-wei only realised an earthquake had struck when his apartment suddenly turned on its side. The 80-year-old resident was fast asleep when a 6.4- magnitude tremor hit the Taiwanese city of Hualien just before late last night. "Everything fell down. My bed was completely vertical, I was sleeping and suddenly I was standing," he told AFP. Chen lived with his daughter on the top floor of the Yun Tsui apartment block where at least four people were killed as the building's lower floors collapsed, leaving the structure leaning dangerously at a forty degree angle. Engineers were frantically trying to reinforce the building on Wednesday, drafting in huge concrete blocks and steel bars to stop any further collapse as rescuers carried out the dangerous task of searching the shattered concrete structure for survivors. Chen said he managed to make his way to his apartment balcony to await rescue but it was no easy task for an octogenarian who said he was used to quakes on ..
V Drive Safe to make Indian roads safer
V Drive safe is a road safety initiative working closely with the local transport wing of the Govt. V Drive Safe has been built upon the concept of Startup India and will work with the concept of Skill India for coaches in the traffic management of the city. This unique initiative is to promote road safety and to educate drivers both commercial and the commoner who drive on a daily basis.With learn drive tech (LDT) method the V Drive Safe focuses on educating people on expertise in the art of responsible driving, the right driving skills are needed to anticipate and prevent road accidents by pro-actively responding to the risk, from the dangerous actions of others or of weather conditions and irregular road structure. V Drive Safe has actively conceptualised some exceptional training curriculum and behavioral program to address the pressing issue.This Indo - Aussie venture strives for better road safety and different programs for drivers who are indifferent from the gender age caste ..
France bans cellphone use in cars
France has banned the use of cellphones in cars even when the engine is off as long as one has not stopped in a designated parking area, local media reported.
4 killed, 145 missing in Taiwan earthquake
The death toll in the Taiwan earthquake climbed to four on Wednesday, while 225 people were reported to have been injured in the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that had struck on Tuesday night.
PM's wife Jashodaben injured, her relative killed in accident
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben was injured and her relative was killed when their car rammed into a truck in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh,police said. Jashodaben did not suffer any major injuries in the accident in which four other people travelling with her were also injured,SHO Parsoli Shyam Singh said. The deceased was identified as Basant Bhai Modi (67), a relative of Jashodaben, who died while undergoing treatment, the police said. The accident took place in Parsoli Police Station area when Jashodaben and others were travelling to Chittorgarh after attending a function in Kota, they said. The injured were rushed to a government hospital for treatment,the police said.
Rescuers scour toppled buildings after Taiwan quake kills five
Rescue workers pulled survivors and bodies from buildings tilting precariously in the Taiwanese city of Hualien today, after an overnight earthquake killed at least five, injured more than 200 and left dozens missing. Emergency responders were focusing on a 12-storey apartment block and a nearby hotel, both of which were leaning dangerously after their lower floors pancaked when the 6.4- magnitude quake hit the popular tourist city late Tuesday. Local broadcaster TVBS showed rescuers carrying a victim covered in a white sheet from the Marshal Hotel some 14 hours after the quake struck. A walking survivor was rescued a short while later. In an afternoon update, the national fire agency said at least five people had been killed and 247 injured across the city. But the toll could rise as rescuers discovered further bodies. There were grave concerns for the badly leaning Yun Tsui residential building, which also housed a restaurant, shops and a hostel. The national fire ...
Minor fire at DDA headquarters at INA
A minor fire broke out today in the building of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) headquarters at south Delhi's INA area, officials said. However, no one was injured in the incident, they said. A call of fire at the ground floor (auction hall) of the building (Vikas Sadan) was received at 12.11 am. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately and the fire was brought under control by 12.55 am, a Delhi Fire Services officer said. The cause of the fire would be ascertained after investigation, but a short circuit is suspected, police said. A DDA official said smoke due to fire was sighted around 11 am after which many employees ran out of the building while efforts were also made to control the fire before the firefighters arrived. Four ACs and furniture, including 100 chairs kept in the hall that was locked, were burnt. "However, no documents or important papers were destroyed in the fire," he added.
Taiwan quake: 4 dead, 225 injured
Four people were officially killed and 225 people were injured after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien in Taiwan's east coast late on Tuesday.The earthquake resulted in around four buildings, including a popular international hotel to cave in and tilt dangerously, The Telegraph reported.Around 150 people were missing as rescue operation forces searched through a rubble of partially collapsed buildings. The number of casualties is likely to go up.The National Fire Agency said the force of the tremor buckled roads and disrupted electricity and water supplies to thousands of households.The Taiwanese media reported that a separate hotel known as the Beautiful Life Hotel was tilting and a road near the hotel that fractured in several parts.The city's bridges and highways were closed after the earthquake. Inspections were yet to be made after the bridges buckled under pressure due to the quake.With aftershocks continuing through the night, residents were being directed to shelters, .
Goregaon cloth mill catches fire, no casualties
A fire broke out at a cloth mill in Goregaon suburb of Mumbai on Wednesday, police said.The blaze occurred at the ground floor of the cloth mill with no casualties reported so far.At least eight fire engines and one water tank were working to extinguish the flames at the four-storeyed building.Senior officials were on the site and a probe has been initiated into the matter, the police said.
Taiwan quake kills 4, tilts buildings; over 140 missing
Rescuers were working Wednesday to reach five people trapped and more than 140 people unaccounted for in several buildings damaged by a strong earthquake near Taiwan's eastern coast. The shallow, magnitude 6.4 quake late Tuesday night caused at least four buildings in worst-hit Hualien county to cave in and tilt dangerously, killing four people. Video footage and photos showed several midsized buildings leaning at sharp angles, their lowest floors crushed into mangled heaps of concrete, shattered glass, bent iron beams and other debris. Firefighters could be seen climbing ladders hoisted against windows as they sought to reach residents inside apartments. The quake injured 225 people, two dozen of them critically, in Hualien county, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported. The force of the tremor buckled roads and disrupted electricity and water supplies to thousands of households, the National Fire Agency said. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen moved to reassure the ...
Eight labourers killed as truck overturns in MP
Eight labourers, including a woman, were killed and as many others injured when a sand- laden truck overturned in the district in the early hours today, a police official said. Sixteen labourers were sitting in the truck when it turned turtle after one of its wheels got stuck in a ditch near Allu village, Additional Superintendent of Police Seema Alawa told PTI. Most of the victims, who used to load sand into trucks, died after getting trapped under the vehicle, she said. Soon after getting information, the police rushed to the spot, the ASP said. The truck driver fled after the accident, she said. The injured persons were admitted in the district hospital, she said, adding that a probe was on into the incident.
1 dead in London flat blaze
A major fire took place on Tuesday evening at a flat in west London's Holland Park Gardens, killing a man.According to Sky News, eighty firefighters and 12 fire engines were called in at around 10 pm and managed to douse out the blaze within four hours.The blaze damaged the first and second floors of the flat.The London Fire Brigade (LFB) evacuated people from eight neighbouring properties as a precautionary measure.A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said, "We were called at 9.59pm yesterday (6 February) to Holland Park Gardens, W14, to reports of a fire. We sent an ambulance crew, our Hazardous Area Response Team, an incident response officer and London's Air Ambulance trauma team in a car to the scene.""Sadly, despite extensive resuscitation efforts, one patient - a man - died at the scene," she added.So far, no one has been reported injured. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and an investigation is underway.The Holland Park Gardens houses well-known personalities ..
Fire at cloth mill in an industrial estate in Mumbai
A major fire broke out in a cloth mill at the Italian Industrial Estate near the Oberoi mall in suburban Goregaon this morning, an official said. No injury or casualty was reported so far in the blaze which broke out on ground floor of the three-storey building located in the industrial estate on Mulund Link Road, he said. The fire brigade control room received information about it around 7.19 am, the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's disaster management unit said. Eight fire engines along with water tankers and ambulance rushed to the spot, he said. Efforts were on to douse the flames, he said. The cause of the fire was not yet known and further details were awaited, he added. On January 19, a massive fire had broken out at the Navrang studio in the Todi Mills Compound in Lower Parel area. On January 8, there was a fire on the third floor of the sessions court building which had been accorded a heritage status. Prior to it, on January 6, a huge fire ...
Two killed, 219 injured in Taiwan quake
Two people were killed and 219 others injured on Wednesday after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan.
Rescuers scour toppled buildings after Taiwan quake
Rescue workers in the Taiwanese city of Hualien searched for survivors in buildings left tilting on their foundations today, after an earthquake that killed two and injured more than 200. Authorities said they could not verify how many residents were still missing after the 6.4-magnitude quake which hit the eastern port city late yesterday, taking out the lower storeys of a hotel and a residential block. Hualien is one of Taiwan's most popular tourist hubs as it lies on the picturesque east coast rail line and near to the popular Taroko Gorge. Five more buildings including a hospital were also damaged in the city, where roads were ripped apart and strewn with rubble. Rescuers using cranes and ladders lifted people to safety from the hotel and apartment block throughout the night and continued their search for anyone trapped as day dawned. The 12-storey residential building, known as Yun Tsui, which also housed a restaurant, shops and a hostel, balanced precariously at an
Two dead, over 100 injured in Taiwan quake
A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan has left two dead and more than 100 injured after buildings were toppled and a hotel collapsed. Premier William Lai said two people had died in the quake in the port city of Hualien and 114 were injured, some seriously. He gave no further details. The national fire agency said at least four buildings had fallen or been damaged, with televison footage showing roads strewn with rubble and cracks in highways. Images showed the collapsed Marshal Hotel slanted on its side, partially crumpled into the ground, as rescuers tried to pull people to safety. Hualien is one of Taiwan's most popular tourist hubs as it lies on the picturesque east coast rail line and is near to popular Taroko Gorge. Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen said rescuers from around the island were preparing to help. "We will get into disaster relief work at the fastest speed," she said in a post on her Facebook page. One Facebook livestream showed rescuers at the .
Two killed in Taiwan earthquake
Two people were killed and more than 100 injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake which jolted waters near Taiwan's Hualien County at 11.50 p.m. on Tuesday.
Quake hits Taiwan: 30 trapped in collapsed hotel
At least 30 people were trapped in a hotel that collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit northeast of the port city Hualien.According to the local media reports a number of buildings had toppled with around 30 people trapped in the collapsed hotel.Citing the national fire agency, The Telegraph said another hotel had also been damaged.The quake hit at 23:50 pm (3.50pm GMT) around 21 kilometres (13 miles) northeast of the port city Hualien, according to the United States Geological Survey.Emergency services are working to free anyone trapped inside the building, media reports said.
Strong earthquake rattles east coast of Taiwan
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck today near the coast of Taiwan, and people may be trapped inside a building. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck late today about 21 kilometres (13 miles) northeast of Hualien, on the island's east coast. Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported that the ground floor of the Marshal Hotel, a building in Hualien district, had caved in and people were believed to be trapped inside. The agency posted photos showing a road fractured in several parts. Taiwanese media reported that aside from the cave in on the ground floor of the Marshal Hotel, a separate hotel known as the Beautiful Life Hotel, is tilting. Tonight's quake follows one over the weekend off the coast of Hualien on the east of Taiwan, which lies along the famed "Pacific Rim of Fire" known for seismic activity from Alaska to Southeast Asia. The agency quoted a spokesman of Taiwan's Executive Yuan, the governing cabinet's office, as saying that search teams from ..