Page 23 - Fire Accident

Over 10,000 fire incidents in Delhi till June 30 this year: Authorities

The maximum number of fire incidents was reported between April 1 and June 30 this year, in part contributed to by scorching temperatures and heatwave conditions during the period

4 injured after bus catches fire in Bhubaneswar; admitted to hospital

Four passengers were injured after a bus caught fire near the Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar on Monday

Fire breaks out at house in Delhi's Palam Colony; no casualty reported

A fire broke out a house in southwest Delhi's Palam Colony area in the early hours of Saturday, police said

Massive fire breaks out in Assam's Karbi Anglong, loss of property reported

A massive fire broke out in Assam's Karbi Anglong West district on Wednesday night in which properties worth several lakh rupees were gutted in the fire, the police said

Fire at Delhi's Mangolpuri factory under control, no casualty reported

The fire that broke out at a factory in Mangolpuri Phase-1 area in the early hours of Wednesday was declared to be of a medium category with no casualty reported so far, according to an official

Delhi: Fire breaks out in plastic granules godown, robot helps douse blaze

36 fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was put out by 2.10 pm

Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Bawana, six tenders rushed to spot

A major fire broke out at a plastic factory in Bawana area of Outer North Delhi on Wednesday morning.

Massive fire breaks out at a shoe market in Delhi, several shops gutted

Over 200 firefighters toiled for nearly five hours to douse the blaze; no one was seriously injured in the fire and the cooling operation is underway

Fire breaks out at Bhubaneswar's Keshari shopping mall, no casualties

A minor fire broke out at Keshari shopping mall in the heart of Bhubaneswar on Sunday but no casualties have been reported so far, a fire officer said

Fire at Karol Bagh shoe market, 39 tenders rushed; no casualties reported

A huge fire broke out at a shoe market in Central Delhi's Karol Bagh area early Sunday morning, the Delhi Fire Service said

Fire breaks out at manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad; No injuries reported

A fire broke out at a soap manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad's Bulandshahr road industrial area, informed the officials on Sunday

Over 20 people rescued after house catches fire in southeast Delhi

More than 20 people were rescued after a fire broke out in a house in southeast Delhi's Jama Masjid area on Thursday morning, Delhi Fire Service said

Fire breaks out in east Delhi's Mandawali, 10 fire tenders rushed to spot

In a fourth blaze incident of the day, a fire broke out in the Malkhana of Mandawali police station in Delhi at around 10

Mundka fire: Families of victims perform last rites; 16 bodies unidentified

The family of Madhu Devi, a victim of the Mundka fire, finally performed her last rites on Wednesday, almost a month after the incident that claimed lives of 27 people. Madhu's husband Amit Kumar said that the last few weeks had been nothing less than a nightmare. "We knew she is no more. But as her body was not identified, we had a small hope," he said. Madhu was among the three victims whose bodies were identified on Tuesday. So far, 11 of the 27 bodies have been identified and handed over to their family members. Madhu is survived by her husband and two pre-teen daughters. "We had our wedding anniversary on May 20. As she is no more, who will take care of our children?" Amit asked. Amit said he is relieved that at least her last rites have been performed with proper rituals. "We have had many sleepless nights as we wanted to perform last rites for her soul," he said. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) on Tuesday handed over the DNA profiles of three unidentified bodies to t

E-rickshaw drivers lose daily wage as Jamia Nagar fire destroys vehicles

A fire broke out at a metro parking lot, causing damage to at least 90 vehicles

Many vehicles damaged as fire breaks out at Jamia Nagar's metro parking

A fire broke out at a metro parking area in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar on Wednesday morning causing damages to at least 90 vehicles, Delhi Fire Service officials said.

Bangladesh container blaze: 13 firemen killed due to incomplete info

Twenty-two normal fire fighters were the first to respond to the fire that broke out in the depot in Chattogram and most of them never made it back

Bangladesh fights container depot fire for 3rd day; death toll rises to 41

A massive fire broke out at the chemical container depot, a Bangladesh-Dutch joint venture, near the country's main Chittagong Seaport on Saturday night

Hapur factory explosion: Unit owner, operator arrested; death toll 13

Both the owner and the operator of the factory in Hapur where an explosion claimed 13 lives were arrested on Sunday, police said.

35 killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot

At least 35 people were killed and over 450 injured in a massive fire caused by an explosion that swept through a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. On Saturday night, the fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong. So far 35 dead bodies reached the morgue here, a police officer stationed at the state-run Chattagram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) told newsmen. Over 450 people have been injured in this incident of which, at least 350 are at CMCH," Istakul Islam, chief of the Health & Service Department at Red Crescent Youth Chittagong was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune. "The death toll could be more at other hospitals, Islam said. Meanwhile, Chattogram Divisional Commissioner (DC) Ashraf Uddin further said that families of the deceased are being given USD 560 (Taka 50,000) by the DC office. Meanwhile, USD 224 (Taka 20,000) is being given to the families of the injured, ..