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Fiem Industries updates on fire accident
At its Hosur unit
Fire breaks out in commercial complex in Mumbai, no casualty
A fire broke out in a commercial complex in suburban Goregaon this morning, civic officials said. The blaze erupted at Cama Estate around 8 am, an official of the Disaster Control Cell of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and the firefighting operation was launched with the help of seven water tankers and eight fire engines, he said. No casualty has been reported in the incident so far, the official said adding that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
3 killed in Kanpur road accident
Three people were killed in a collision between a car and motorcycle at Narendra Mohan Setu in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Saturday.The accident took place near Swaroop Nagar police station area.The car was registered in the name of Sunil Kumar Tiwari, a resident of Arya Nagar. The person riding the motorcycle was from Kakadeo Shastri Nagar police station area.The police is identifying the deceased people.
Fire breaks out at Mumbai factory
A major fire broke out at a factory in Mumbai's Goregaon East on Saturday.The incident took place at the Kama Industrial Estate in Walbert road.At least 15 fire tenders immediately reached the spot to douse the flames.No injury or casualty has been reported yet.More details are awaited.
13 killed as minibus falls into river in Mahrashtra
At least 13 persons were killed as a minibus carrying 17 passengers fell into Panchganga river at Kolhapur in western Maharashtra, police said today. The incident took place at around 11.45 pm yesterday when the vehicle carrying three families was returning from Ganpatipule, a picnic destination of coastal Konkan, an official said. The deceased include three men, three women and seven children, including a nine month baby, he said. The speeding minibus was on the Shivaji Bridge of Panchganga river when its driver lost control of the vehicle. The bus later fell into the river, the official said. Police and fire brigade rushed to the spot as an onlooker alerted the Kolhapur police about the incident. Rescue and search operations were launched immediately, he said. The rescue teams managed to trace 16 passengers of the ill-fated bus, wherein 13 had died. Three persons are admitted to a hospital for treatment, the official said. All the passengers hailed from Balewadi in Pune,
Kolhapur bus accident: Death toll rises to 13
13 people died and three others were injured after a minibus carrying 16 passengers fell into Panchganga river in Maharashtra's Kolhapur on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.All the commuters hailed from Pune.The bus was travelling from the coastal city of Ratnagiri to Kolhapur.The initial reports suggested that the driver due to some reasons lost control and the bus fell into the river.
10 dead as bus falls into Maharashtra river
Ten persons were killed and six injured after a minibus fell into a river early on Saturday, an official said.
10 killed as bus falls in Maharashtra river
At least 10 people were killed dead and six others injured after a minibus fell into a river on Saturday morning, officials said.
Kolhapur: Minibus falls in river; 12 feared dead
At least 12 people were feared dead and three others were injured after a minibus fell into a river in Maharashtra's Kolhapur city on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.According to local officials, many were also feared missing in the accident that took place in Panchganga river at about midnight.The bus was travelling from the coastal city of Ratnagiri to Kolhapur.The initial reports suggest that the driver due to some reasons lost control and the bus fell into the river.As of now, police have reached the spot and search and rescue operations have been launched.
UP: One dead as clash breaks out between two communities
One person died and two were injured after a clash broke out between two communities during 'Tiranga Yatra' in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj city on Friday.Both the groups reportedly pelted stones at each other and also fired bullets at each other.One Chandan Gupta has died in the clash after suffering a bullet injury.The clash broke out after "unauthorised" yatra was being taken out from a communally-sensitive area and some youths, participating in the rally, allegedly raised objectionable slogans.Local officials said the security has been beefed up in the city.Meanwhile, the victim's family was demanding the status of a martyr for the deceased.
4 killed after mini-bus falls into river
At least four persons were killed and as many injured when a mini-bus carrying 17 passengers fell into Panchganga river at Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra, Police said. All the commuters hailed from Balewadi in Pune. The mishap occurred at around 11.45 pm on Shivaji bridge when the driver lost control over the vehicle while travelling from Ganpatipule to Pune, an official of Kolhapur police said. Police and fire brigade was alerted by some onlookers following which a search and rescue operation was launched, he said. Out of the seven persons rescued from the river four were declared brought dead at a hospital while three injured are undergoing treatment, the official said. The search for other 10 is underway by the teams of police, civic authorities and locals, he said, adding senior police officials were on the spot.
4 killed under wheels of truck
Four persons including two children were killed when a truck ran them over at Titagarh in North 24 Parganas district early today, the police said. The accident occurred at around 2.30 am in front of a house where a wedding had been organised yesterday night. The victims, all male, were standing before the house on Barrackpore Trunk Road when they came under the wheels of the speeding truck. The driver of the truck is absconding.
Chennai's Anna Salai road caves in
About 10-foot long stretch of Anna Salai road caved in Tamil Nadu's Chennai city on Friday.Reportedly, the work for the construction of underground Chennai metro was underway in the area.Chennai Metro Rail Managing Director (MD) told ANI, "The reason behind the incident can only be determined after examination.""Notably, this is the third time that a section of Anna Salai has caved-in in recent months," he added.No reports of injuries or casualties have been reported yet.In April 2017, a portion of the arterial Anna Salai in Chennai had caved in near the Thousand Lights mosque pulling down a bus and a car.
No plans to shut down NIDM's southern campus: MHA official
There is no move to close down or relocate the southern campus of theNational Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) located inVijayawada, a senior Home Ministry official said. The clarification comes in the wake of speculations that the southern campus of the NIDM in Andhra Pradesh may be shut down by the government. The NIDM at Vijayawada has been functioning without any disruption and there are no plans to close down or relocate the institute, the official said on condition of anonymity. On the contrary, the official said, a national-level training programme on psycho-social care in disaster will be held at NIDM, Vijayawada from February 5 to 9 besides a training programme on coastal community resilience from February 7 to 9. The construction of the permanent building of the NIDM, Vijayawada will also start soon, the official said. The NIDM, which has its main campus in New Delhi, provides capacity building support to various national and state-level agencies for ...
Dozens dead in South Korea hospital blaze
A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital today killing at least 37 people, the government said, in the country's worst blaze for a decade. Around 130 others were hurt in the fire, which comes just weeks before thousands of athletes and foreign visitors are expected in the country for the Winter Olympics. While South Korea has risen to become the world's 11th- largest economy, some of its infrastructure was built rapidly and it has a history of preventable disasters. It was the country's second major blaze in a month, and officials admitted there was no sprinkler system installed at the hospital. Videos posted on social media showed a patient hanging on to a rope dangling from a helicopter above the hospital in Miryang, in the far south, and another crawling out of a window to climb down a ladder. The death toll rose rapidly throughout the morning as some of those initially pulled from the blaze succumbed to their injuries. At one point the presidential Blue House .
Four dies as jeep falls into Yamuna river in Uttarakhand
Four persons, including three of a family, were today killed when a jeep in which they were travelling fell into Yamuna river on Yamunotri road near Chami in the district, police said. The victims, all hailing from Dehradun, were going towards Vikasnagar when the accident took place, Station House Officer (SHO) Damta, Rajesh Dhyani said. The deceased were identified as Javed (55), Imran (45), Chhotu (44) and Shahid (47), the officer informed.
Pilot killed, 1 injured in paraglider accident in Rajasthan
The pilot of a paraglider was killed and its passenger injured today when it crashed in Rajasthan's Nagaur, police said. The paraglider, which belonged to a private company, had lifted off from an airstrip and was to land back on it. But the pilot lost control and crashed it on a tree near a house, Circle Officer, Nagaur, Omprakash Gautam, said. The spot of the accident was in a residential colony, around 2 km away from the airstrip, he said. Pilot Manav, in his 30s, and another man Gaurav Bhati (27), a local, who was on the flight, received critical injuries, the officer said. They were rushed to the district hospital where the pilot succumbed to injuries. Bhati was referred to a hospital in Jodhpur, he said. The paragliding activity was going on in the city during Ramdev Cattle Fair, Gautam said.
4 people killed in helicopter crash in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say four people have died in a helicopter crash. The Interior Ministry said today that the Mi-8 helicopter on a training mission crashed after hitting a cable supporting a TV tower. All four crew members on board died during the crash that occurred late last night near the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine. The ministry said the helicopter belonged to a training center. The Mi-8 is a twin-engine Soviet built helicopter used widely by many operators worldwide since the 1960s.
Six die in Agra road accident
At least six people were killed on Friday when a truck overturned on two cars at Fatehabad police station area.The accident happened on Friday morning near Khander village when a vegetable-laden truck lost control and overturned on two cars going towards Agra.The six passengers died on the spot and rest of the injured were rushed to a nearby private hospital.A deceased has been identified as Manoj Kumar of Porsa in Madhya Pradesh.
Section of road near a metro rail work site caves in
A section of road at the arterial Anna Salai near a Metro Rail work site caved in today, officials said. However, there was no casualty or damage to property, they said. Restoration work was on. Following the incident, vehicular traffic was regulated for a while and some diversions effected. A similar incident had happened in Anna Salai last year, when a section of the road suddenly caved in near the site of an underground tunnelling for the Metro Rail. The passengers of a bus evacuated the vehicle after the driver raised an alarm and a car's occupant jumped out after the earth started buckling in then.