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Pune: Over 100 fire incidents, primarily caused by firecrackers, were reported across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad during the Diwali festival. Fortunately, there were no reports of fatalities.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits recorded 68 fire incidents from Oct 19 to 23. In the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas, 62 fire incidents caused by crackers were documented from Oct 17 to 23.Chief fire officers from both corporations confirmed that the majority of these fires were ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Several private schools across Delhi-NCR were thrown into panic today after receiving bomb threats via email, leading to large-scale emergency responses and searches. The affected schools include Andhra School in Prasad Nagar, CRPF School in Dwarka, Sant Darshan Public School in Najafgarh, and Shanti Gyan Niketan in Goyla Dairy. Upon receiving the threats, security and safety agencies were immediately placed on high alert. Multiple teams from the police, bomb disposal s ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over 200 educational institutions received hoax bomb threat emails on Friday.Delhi Fire Services confirmed that CRPF Public School in Dwarka, Shanti Gyan Niketan Secondary School in Goyla Dairy, and Sant Darshan Public School in Najafgarh were among the schools targeted. Other affected institutions included Blue Bells International School, DPS Dwarka, Modern School Barakhamba, St. Stephen's College, and multiple government and private schools across North, South, and West Delhi. Repor ...Read More >
Four schools in Delhi received bomb threats on Thursday morning, prompting police searches and brief panic among parents and students. The Delhi Fire Department said that similar threats sent to three other schools were later found to be hoaxes. The schools that received the threats include CRPF School in Dwarka Sector 16, Sant Darshan Public School in Najafgarh, Shanti Gyan Niketan near Goyal Dairy, and Andhra School in Prasad Nagar. "We've checked all the schools and nothing has been found. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Over 300 schools in the national capital received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises for a thorough inspection, officials said. According to the fire department, the first alert was received at 8.15 am regarding a bomb threat at the CRPF School in Sector 16, Dwarka. Another threat was reported at 8.20 am from Sant Darshan Public School in Nangloi. At approximately 8.51 am, a similar call came from Shanti Gyan Niketan in ...Read More >
A fire broke out in a commercial high-rise in Mumbai's Jogeshwari on Thursday morning, with no injuries reported. While 10-15 individuals are safely stranded in another section of the JNS Business Center, rescue operations are in progress. Firefighters are actively working to control the blaze with multiple engines and equipment. A fire erupted in a commercial high-rise in Mumbai's western suburb of Jogeshwari on Thursday morning, officials said. There has been no report of any injury to anyon ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A suspected short circuit on the ninth floor of JMS Business Centre, a commercial building in Jogeshwari west, ignited a fire that turned into an inferno within minutes on Thursday morning. But providence was on the side of the 27 people who were rescued. While there were no fatalities or injuries, falling shards of glass from window panes that kept blowing out put several lives in danger, including those on the street below and rescue personnel, who wrestled with the flames for four ho ...Read More >
A Level-III fire broke out on Thursday morning (October 23, 2025) at the JNS Business Center, a ground-plus-13-storey glass façade commercial building located on S.V. Road near Gandhi School in Behrampada, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai. The incident was first reported at around 10:51 a.m. and was initially classified as a Level-II fire. According to officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident was first reported at 10:51 a.m., and within minu ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two cousins on their way to Murthal for dinner died after their SUV collided with a truck and caught fire in outer Delhi's Rani Bagh on Thursday. Police have caught the truck driver. The deceased were identified as Henry (20) and Dipanshu Chandela (21). They were BBA students. Both were from west Delhi. Henry's family lives in Meera Bagh and Dipanshu in Paschim Vihar. The fire department, which got a call around 3.13 am, sent three fire tenders and 18 fighters to the site near Madhuba ...Read More >
Ludhiana: A tragic boiler blast at the Verka milk plant on Ferozepur Road late Wednesday night claimed one life and left five others seriously injured. The deceased, Kunal Jain (42), a resident of Haibowal and a boiler attendant, grade one, succumbed to his injuries at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The injured -- Kulwant Singh, Puneet Kumar, Ajit Singh, Davinder Singh, and Gurtej Singh -- are currently under medical care and reported to be out of danger.According to Ashwani Kumar ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) As many as 17 persons suffered from suffocation after a fire broke out at a 13-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Jogeshwari suburb on Thursday morning, officials said. Nine of those who complained of suffocation were being treated at the nearby civic-run HBT Hospital, a civic official said, adding that eight others opted to be discharged against medical advice. Thick black smoke billowed across the glass facade as the fire started at JNS Business Center near Gandhi Sc ...Read More >
No major accidents including loss of life or major injuries were reported. (Representational image) New Delhi: The Delhi Fire Services received 269 emergency calls on Diwali night, an official said on Tuesday. However, no major accidents including loss of life or major injuries were reported, he said. A senior DFS officer said the department remained on high alert throughout the festival, with all fire stations and quick response teams deployed across the city. "We received 269 fire calls t ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: The wheels of a helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression on a helipad at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam, Pathanamthitta, when it landed on Wednesday morning. The helipad was reportedly concreted late Tuesday night.A video of the chopper being pushed by police and fire services personnel surfaced on social media, alleging that its wheels sank in the newly laid concrete. Pathanamthitta district collector S Premkrishnan admitted "a sink ...Read More >
Pune: Fire broke out in an old wada located near Chimnya Ganapati Chowk in the centre of the city in Sadashiv Peth around 8.15pm on Sunday. No one was injured in the incident, but it caused panic among the local residents and shopkeepers. The fire brigade officials extinguished the fire within half an hour.The fire brigade officials said that the cause of the fire could be an airborne firecracker that might have landed on the roof of the wada. According to the fire brigade officials, the fire br ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A school bus belonging to Delhi Public School (DPS), Nadergul campus, caught fire near the Jalpally-Laxmiguda road in Mailardevpally on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. According to Chandrayangutta fire officer S. Srikanth, the control room received a distress call at around 2.59 pm. A fire tender was rushed to the spot, and the blaze was extinguished within 20 minutes. However, by then the bus had been completely gutted. Preliminary inquiries revealed t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A school bus was completely destroyed by fire near Laxmipura on Wednesday afternoon. However, no students were on board, and there were no injuries. The vehicle was fully engulfed.According to the fire department, the driver noticed smoke from the rear while dropping off students from home. "He immediately stopped the bus, alerted nearby residents, and got out. Within minutes, the bus was engulfed in flames. We suspect a short circuit in the engine. A major accident was averted as all ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Oct 21: Panic gripped Sonari's Gola Basti area late Monday night after a massive fire broke out at a scrap yard, sending thick flames and smoke billowing into the sky. The blaze, which started around 1:30 a.m., was brought under control after a two-hour-long operation by six fire tenders. According to reports, the scrap yard belongs to local businessman Surendra Gupta, who had returned home after performing festive prayers when he received a call about the fire. Residents immediat ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 21 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at a showroom in Gurugram early Tuesday morning. According to the shop owner, he received a phone call at around 2:30 PM informing him about the fire.Initially, he thought the damage might be minor, but upon arrival, he discovered that the shop had been completely destroyed. The fire spread rapidly due to the wooden materials and shattered the glass windows.Fire brigade vehicles have arrived at the scene. Currently, the searc ...Read More >
A massive fire broke out in two adjoining buildings at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in north-west Delhi during the early hours of Tuesday, prompting a large-scale response from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS). Officials said over 40 fire tenders were deployed to control the blaze. According to DFS officials, a distress call was received at around 1:25 am, reporting a fire that had engulfed two adjacent godowns spread across nearly 1,000 square metres. Firefighters quickly mobilised to the locati ...Read More >
The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department received 44 fire calls across the State on Deepavali day, including 18 within the limits of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Officials from the Fire Control Room said that of the total, 38 were categorised as small fires, three as medium, and one as serious. The medium fire calls were reported from Chandulal Baradari, Yakutpura, and Mahabubabad, while the serious call came from an industrial unit in Sangareddy ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): A fire broke out in a closed factory in Delhi's Deoli area on Wednesday morning, with officials suspecting that it may have been deliberately set on fire. According to Fire Station Officer Vinay Kumar, there was no electrical supply inside the affected wood factory, which raises suspicion that the fire may have been intentional. Also Read | Gujarati New Year 2025: Date and Significance of Nutan Varshabhinandan, Also Known As Bestu Varas in Gujarat. "...We ...Read More >
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in a godown on Karhal road in Mainpuri district on Tuesday. Fire tenders rushed to the spot, and firefighting operations are currently underway. Further details are awaited. Also Read | Gujarati New Year 2025: Date and Significance of Nutan Varshabhinandan, Also Known As Bestu Varas in Gujarat. Earlier, a fire broke out at a mobile phone repair shop in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, thus prompting a quick response from the l ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): A fire broke out in a closed factory in Delhi's Deoli area on Wednesday morning, with officials suspecting that it may have been deliberately set on fire. According to Fire Station Officer Vinay Kumar, there was no electrical supply inside the affected wood factory, which raises suspicion that the fire may have been intentional. "...We received a call reporting a fire inside a warehouse in Deoli Village. When we arrived, we found a closed factory, approxima ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: Four persons, including a six-year-old child and an 84-year-old woman, were killed and 10 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out at Raheja Residency, a housing society in Vashi, shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The fire was reported at 12.40am and was likely caused by a short circuit on the tenth floor of the 12-storeyed 'B' wing building, officials from Navi Mumbai Fire Brigade said. It spread rapidly to the 11th and 12th floors, engulfing six flats, and was doused by 4 ...Read More >
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in a godown on Karhal road in Mainpuri district on Tuesday. Fire tenders rushed to the spot, and firefighting operations are currently underway. Further details are awaited. Earlier, a fire broke out at a mobile phone repair shop in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, thus prompting a quick response from the local fire department on Monday. The incident occurred in the Mircharam Gali area of the city. Speaking to ANI, Fire Offic ...Read More >
KHONSA, 21 Oct: Nine shops were reduced to ashes while 12 shops were partially damaged in a fire that broke out at the market here in Tirap district at around 11:30 pm on Monday. The fire was reportedly caused by bursting of firecrackers during the Diwali celebration. The blaze spread rapidly through several shops, triggering panic among residents and business owners. Tirap Deputy Commissioner Techu Aran, along with Khonsa ADC Namneet Singh immediately coordinated the response efforts with the ...Read More >
Pune: At least 30 electric scooters were damaged in a fire that broke out in a service centre of an e-scooter company in Wakad in the early hours of Tuesday.No one was injured in the incident.Five firefighting tenders of the Pimpri Chinchwad fire brigade were pressed into service. It took two hours for the firefighters to douse the fire completely.Fire officer Gautam Ingawale of the Pimpri Chinchwad fire brigade told TOI that the electric scooter company's showroom and service centre is located ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A fire destroyed an electronic scrap warehouse in Rathiwas village, Manesar. Fire officials received a call at 7.25pm, and 14 fire tenders were deployed.The fire could not be contained even after 20 hours as electronic items, including refrigerators, ACs, and compressors, began to explode."It was a scrap warehouse of old vehicles, refrigerators, ACs, and electronic goods in Rathiwas. Thousands of vehicle compressors, oil extracted from vehicles, diesel, petrol, rubber, fibre, plastic, a ...Read More >
A devastating fire ripped through a multi-storey residential building in Navi Mumbai early Tuesday, claiming the lives of four individuals, including a six-year-old girl. The blaze, which began on the 10th floor of Raheja Residency, quickly spread to upper levels, injuring ten others. Firefighters battled the flames for hours to bring the situation under control. Four persons were killed and 10 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: In a tragic incident early Tuesday, a massive fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in Vashi, leaving four people dead and 10 others injured. The blaze struck the Raheja Residency, MGM Complex, Sector 14, shortly after midnight, creating panic among residents. Officials said the fire started at around 12:30 am in a flat on the 10th floor and quickly spread to the 11th and 12th floors. Those who lost their lives include two women, a man, and a six-year-old girl. Many ...Read More >
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