Page 13 - Fire

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

Fire breaks out at Delhi's Uphaar Cinema Hall, no injuries reported

A fire broke out at Delhi's Uphaar Cinema Hall Sunday morning, officials said.

Another electric scooter catches fire in India, users furious

The EV fire incident, the third in a row, occurred near Mathura Toll Plaza in the Manjampakkam area near North Chenna

11 migrant workers from Bihar die after fire at scrap godown in Hyderabad

Eleven people were charred to death in a major fire accident at a scrap godown in the early hours of Wednesday.

PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for those killed in Hyderabad fire

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he is pained by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire in Hyderabad and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased.

4 dead, 15 injured as fire breaks out in Jammu building, rescue op underway

Four people, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured after a massive fire broke out in a building here on Monday, police said. The death toll may increase further as the rescue operation is still underway, officials said. The fire broke out in the evening in a scrap shop on the ground floor of the building in Residency Road area apparently due to a short circuit. Soon the flames engulfed the entire building and some of the LPG cylinders kept inside exploded, said Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli. He said three people, including a child, were charred to death in the incident and 15 others were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Another body was recovered later. Residents of the building were mostly workers from Assam, the officials said. A spokesperson of the Fire and Emergency Services Department said they received a call about the fire around 6.10 pm and immediately rushed fire tenders to the spot. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu,

7 killed as fire breaks out in shanties in northeast Delhi, says officials

Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am. Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the site. Seven charred bodies were recovered, the official said, adding that around 60 shanties were affected and 30 of those gutted in the fire. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Devesh Kumar Mahla said information about the blaze was received around 1 am, following which police and fire officials reached the spot. The blaze was finally brought under control around 4 am. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the incident. "Heard the sad news early in the morning. I will go to the spot and meet the affected people personally," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

Fire breaks out in residential building in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg; no casualty

A major fire broke out in a ground-plus-ten floor residential building in Kanjurmarg area of Mumbai on Monday afternoon, a fire official said.

More than 280 people evacuated after Greek ferry catches fire

More than 280 people have been evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said. At least one person was slightly injured in the evacuation, coast guard officials said. The predawn fire broke out Friday on the Greek-owned Euroferry Olympia shortly after it left the port of Igoumenitsa in northwest Greece for the Italian port of Brindisi with 233 passengers and 51 crew members on board. Images from local television channels of the ferry following the evacuation indicated that the fire was extensive.

Fire breaks out at 4-storey building in Delhi's Hari Nagar, 22 rescued

A fire broke out at a four-storey residential building in the Hari Nagar area of the national capital on Wednesday following which 22 people were rescued safely, a fire department official said.

19, including 9 children, dead in an apartment fire in New York City

Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. A fire official who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the death toll on Sunday, while a city official who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the number of children dead. Dozens of people were injured in the Bronx fire, and at least 32 people were hospitalised. According to the FDNY, approximately 200 firefighters responded to the scene on Sunday at the Twin Park apartments, a 19-story building on East 181st Street. Sunday's fire comes just days after a house fire in Philadelphia left 12 people, including eight children, dead.

Colorado wildfire caused $513 million in damage, destroyed 1,084 homes

Colorado authorities say last week's wildfire caused $513 million in damage and destroyed 1,084 homes and structures.

Massive fire erupts at South Africa's Parliament building in Cape Town

Firefighters battled a blaze at South Africa's national Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the center of Cape Town

'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire in Colorado

One couple returned home Friday to find the mailbox about the only thing left standing. Charred cars and a burned trampoline lay outside smoldering houses. On some blocks, homes reduced to smoking ruins stood next to ones practically unscathed by the flames. Colorado residents driven from their neighborhoods by a terrifying, wind-whipped wildfire got their first, heartbreaking look at the damage the morning after, while others could only wait and wonder whether their homes were among the more than 500 feared destroyed. At least seven people were injured, but remarkably there were no immediate reports of any deaths or anyone missing in the aftermath of the blaze outside Denver. Cathy Glaab found that her home in the town of Superior where she lives with her husband had been turned into a pile of charred and twisted debris. It was one of seven houses in a row that burned to the ground. The mailbox is standing, Glaab said, trying to crack a smile through tears. She added sadly, So ma

24 confirmed dead after clinic fire in Japan's Osaka; arson suspected

At least 24 people have been confirmed dead from a fire that broke out at clinic in Japan's Osaka prefecture, the police said, adding that they are investigating the incident as a suspected arson.

Fire breaks out at CBI office due to short circuit, no damage to property

A fire broke out inside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) building in New Delhi on Thursday due to a short circuit in the generator.According to a CBI officer, smoke emanating was due to a short circuit in the generator in the CBI building. After a while, an automatic sprinkler system was activated.The functioning of the office will be restored in some time, the CBI officer said.No damage to property was reported.