Page 25 - Fire Accident

Fire not an 'act of God' if no external natural force involved: SC

A three-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar made the observation while setting aside an Allahabad High Court order which had termed the fire in the warehouse of a company as an 'act of God'

Fire breaks out in furniture scrap shop in Mumbai; no casualty

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained

Gujarat factory blast toll rises to six, search on for missing worker

A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been called in to clear the debris and search for another worker who was missing

Handful of Delhi hospitals equipped to treat victims of fire incidents

Only a few hospitals have burn wards for treating victims of fire incidents in a city like Delhi, which has seen over 500 people getting injured in such incidents on an average every year from 2017.

Major blaze in Mumbai mall leaves one critical, fireman injured

This is the third incident of major fire in the city this week

Fire at automobile showroom's garage in Mumbai; none hurt

The blaze erupted in the garage of Sai Auto Hyundai Showroom, located on Saki Vihar Road in Powai

Maha hospital fire: Some Covid-19 patients died due to smoke, say police

The ward had been added to the hospital after the pandemic began, officials earlier said.

Smoke, cries, panic: Officials on Maharashtra hospital fire that killed 11

About 20 coronavirus patients were undergoing treatment in the ICU ward of the Ahmednagar civil hospital

Maharashtra: In yet another hospital fire, 11 Covid patients die in ICU

A major fire broke out at the district civil hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, officials said

Ahmednagar fire: Maharashtra govt to give Rs 5 lakh to kin of deceased

Rajesh Tope announced an ex gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of those who were killed in the fire mishap

Anguished by loss of lives: PM Modi on Ahmednagar hospital fire

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has ordered an in-depth inquiry into the incident

8 dead, scores injured in stampede at jam-packed music concert in Texas

The incident happened during Travis Scott's Friday's performance

10 Covid patients killed in fire at Maharashtra's Ahmednagar hospital

The blaze erupted around 11 am in the intensive care unit (ICU), where 20 COVID-19 patients were undergoing treatment

Delhi reported lowest fire-related emergency calls in 15 years this Diwali

The Delhi Fire Service received 152 fire-related calls on Diwali, which was less than 25 per cent from last year and the lowest in the last 15 years

Mumbai fire: 30-year-old jumps to death from 19th floor of building

A video of the tragic incident has gone viral on social media, which shows the man precariously dangling from the balcony just before falling to his death.

Fire leaves 46 people dead, dozens injured in southern Taiwan

The death toll from a fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46 killed, according to local officials Thursday who said at least another 41 people were injured

Fire at online grocery store BigBasket's warehouse in Pune; no casualty

A fire broke out at a warehouse of the online grocery platform BigBasket in Maharashtra's Pune district, gutting the property, but there was no report of any casualty, fire brigade officials said

Death toll climbs to 92 in fire at Iraq's coronavirus hospital ward

The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said. Two health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the fire that torched the coronavirus ward of al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the city of Nasiriyah on Monday. Anguished relatives were still looking for traces of their loved ones on Tuesday morning, searching through the debris of charred blankets and belongings inside the torched remains of the ward. A blackened skull of a deceased female patient from the ward was found. Many cried openly, their tears tinged with anger, blaming both the provincial government of Dhi Qar, where Nasiriyah is located, and the federal government in Baghdad for years of mismanagement and neglect. The whole state system has collapsed, and who paid the price? The people inside here. These people have paid the price," said Haidar al-Askari, who was at the scene of the

Over 40 killed in Covid-19 isolation ward fire in Iraq's hospital

More than 40 people have died after a fire broke out in a Covid-19 isolation ward at a hospital in Iraq.

Bangladesh factory fire: 8 arrested, including owner, after blaze kills 52

The fire broke out at the factory in Narayanganj outside Bangladesh's capital on Thursday.