Page 12 - Fire

Fire breaks out in Paharganj hotel, 10 people rescued, no injuries reported

A fire broke out in the wee hours of Thursday in a room on the second floor of Roma Delux Hotel in Delhi's Paharganj

Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Delhi's Badli area, no injuries

A fire broke out at a plastic factory in the Badli area of the national capital on Sunday, a fire department official said

Gunman kills 2, injures 20 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected

Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.

Spain witnessing worst wildfire in recorded history, say authorities

A wildfire caused by a lightening strike in the province of Zamora in northwest of Madrid has become the worst- ever recorded in the history of Spain, regional authorities confirmed

Fire breaks out in residential building in Mumbai's Borivali, 14 rescued

As many as 14 people were rescued after a fire broke out on the 14th floor of a building 'Dheeraj Savera' in Mumbai's Borivali on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

Around 150 shanties destroyed in Gurugram after massive fire breaks out

A major fire broke out in village Bajghera in Sector-102 here on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday which destroyed around 150 shanties, fire officials said

Fire breaks out at hospital in Delhi's Rohini, patient on ventilator dies

A 64-year-old patient died at a hospital in Delhi's Rohini area in the early hours of Saturday after his oxygen support was disrupted due to a fire at the facility

EVs catching fire because of 'mad rush' to get into business: Rajiv Bajaj

'Issue is the underlying process of the manufacturing,' says Bajaj Auto MD.

Fire breaks out in crockery factory in Delhi's Hamidpur, no casualty

A fire broke out in a carpet and crockery factory's godown in Delhi's Hamidpur area on Thursday evening

Fire erupts at UCO Bank branch inside Supreme Court; no casualties yet

A fire broke out at UCO Bank Branch inside the premises of Supreme Court on Tuesday, a fire department official said, adding that no casualties or injuries were reported from the incident.

49 people killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh container depot

A massive fire and a series of explosions at a private chemical container depot in Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said

No casualty, cause of fire being ascertained, says Deepak Nitrite Ltd

Flames brought under on Thursday night, first aid treatment for injured

Panel probing electric vehicles fire incidents to submit report on May 30

Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had recently said the companies found negligent will be penalised and a recall of all defective vehicles will be ordered after expert panel submits its report

Fire at Delhi's Safdarjung, Makkar hospital; no casualty reported

Two fire incidents were reported at Safdarjung Hospital and at Makkar Multispeciality Hospital on Friday morning but there was no casualty

9 dead in fire due to tanker-truck collision in Maharashtra's Chandrapur

Nine persons were charred to death in a fire that broke out following a collision between a diesel-laden tanker and a truck carrying wood on the outskirts of Chandrapur city of Maharashtra

Fire breaks out at Tata Steel's Jamshedpur plant; two workers injured

The incident has been reported to the relevant authorities and an investigation to assess the cause is underway

Residents gasp for clean air as fire at Delhi's landfill site rages on

The fire at north Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site that has been raging for the last six days has upended lives and livelihoods of people living in adjoining areas and left them gasping for breath.

Significant progress on wildfires, but dangerous winds on the way

Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast for this time of year in the western United States

Fire breaks out at 7-storey building in Mumbai's Khar area

A fire broke out in a seven-storey building in suburban Khar in Mumbai on Thursday morning, a civic official said. While there was no report of anyone getting injured in the blaze, the fire brigade rescued four people from the terrace of the building, an official from the fire brigade said. The fire started in a flat on the fourth floor of Nothan Villa Building on Guru Ganeshwar Marg in Khar (West) around 10.30 am. At least eight fire engines, water tankers, ambulances and other fire-fighting equipment reached the spot, the officer said. Four people, who were trapped in the building's terrace, were rescued by the fire brigade around 1 pm, he said. After more than two hours of efforts, the blaze has been covered from all sides and efforts are on to extinguish it, the official said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.

Major fire at chem factory in Sonipat, 50 fire tenders pressed into service

Methanol and some other chemicals were kept in the factory