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Thane: A major fire broke out at a ground-plus-three-storey cloth dyeing unit in Saravali MIDC, Bhiwandi, on Friday morning. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, though it took nearly six hours for the fire brigade to bring the blaze under control. The fire erupted around 9:45am, when workers were engaged in their routine tasks. As soon as the flames were noticed, the staff quickly evacuated the premises. Within minutes, the fire spread throughout the entire unit.The Bhiwandi Fire Brigade rus ...Read More >
A fire broke out in an Air India bus parked near Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, an official said. IMAGE: A fire breaks out in a bus near Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. Photograph: Video grab/X Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Vichitra Veer, in a statement, said the bus was not carrying any passengers or luggage at the time of the incident. The incident was reported at 1 pm to the IGI Airport Police S ...Read More >
Mumbai: On the morning of October 26, a fire broke at Kandivali West's Agarwal Residency, where eight people were rescued. The fire broke out on the second floor of the sixteen-storey residential building in the Shankar Lane area of Kandivali West. As the information about the fire was received, the firefighters reached the spot quickly and doused the fire within 20 minutes times. Eight residents were rescued from the incident of which two were men, three women, and three children, including a ...Read More >
Nagpur: Firefighters of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) were on their toes on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning after two major fire incidents were reported at different locations in the city. One occurred at a prominent restaurant in Dharampeth, which was operating without proper fire compliance, and another at a scrap factory on Old Kamptee Road. Together, the two fires gutted material worth around Rs1.30 crore, though no injuries were reported in either case.The first incident ...Read More >
Lucknow: Quick thinking by bus driver Jagat Singh and his two aides, Shyam Sundar and Manish, saved the lives of 39 passengers when their Delhi-Gonda sleeper bus suddenly caught fire on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway early Sunday morning.Speaking to The Times of India, driver Jagat Singh recounted the harrowing moments before the bus was engulfed in flames. "Around 4:30 am, the rear tyre suddenly burst with a loud sound. I immediately pulled the bus to the side and got down to check. Within moments ...Read More >
Ghaziabad: A residential building in Indirapuram with 20 flats caught fire on Wednesday night after a skyshot firework exploded in the balcony of a second-floor house and started a blaze that reached the fifth floor within minutes.Crackers were being burst on the street at Friends Avenue - part of extended Diwali celebrations that NCR has been seeing, with Supreme Court's orders restricting cracker-bursting to a two-hour evening window largely ignored, and not enforced either.Six fire tenders to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Kurnool bus fire tragedy exposes a systemic failure rooted in compromised bus ergonomics, expired safety certifications and lax enforcement where profit-driven private operators routinely bypass national safety standards, leaving passengers trapped in death traps disguised as transport. The bus operated by Vemuri Kaveri Travels had all critical documents, including fitness, insurance, tax, pollution and permits, that had expired for over a year and carried 16 pending traffic chal ...Read More >
A massive fire broke out in the Karfali Mohalla area of Habba Kadal, Srinagar, during the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Reports indicate that the blaze gutted multiple residential houses and a godown, leaving several families homeless. The fire started in the early hours of Thursday morning, with officials saying that the Fire and Emergency Services received a distress call around 2:30 a.m. According to initial reports, nine residential houses and one godown were completely destroyed, ...Read More >
Srinagar- Amid a sharp rise in fire incidents across the Kashmir Valley, particularly Srinagar, the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Department has urged residents not to park their vehicles on roads and lanes during night hours. Officials said that haphazard parking on narrow roads and residential lanes has become a serious obstacle for fire tenders and emergency vehicles, often delaying crucial rescue and firefighting operations. "Vehicles parked on the roads not only obstruct movement but ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Kurnool fire station leading fireman M Venkataramudu was the first responder to the bus accident spot in the district early Wednesday. Braving traffic chaos at the spot after the incident, the six-member fire-fighters team led by Venkataramudu reached the spot in the opposite direction and carried out a fire-fighting operation. It was the second fire call that the fire station received since midnight. The fire-fighters from the station attended a call around 1.30 am in town where a ...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 >
INS Trikand was deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations. New Delhi: Indian warship INS Trikand carried out a rescue mission on board a Cameroon-flagged commercial carrier off the coast of Djibouti after the vessel caught fire, in which two crew members were killed. Photo Credit: Image posted on X by @indiannavy The vessel, MT Falcon, had 26 crew members (one British and 25 Indians), and 24 of them were rescued by merchant ships in the vicinity, according to the Indian N ...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 >
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 >
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): A fire broke out in the slums of Rani Garden area in Geeta Colony on Thursday morning. According to officials, the fire started in a scrap warehouse, and eight fire trucks have been deployed to the site. Fire officer Yashwant Sinha said, "A call was received at 1.05 AM. Information was received about a fire breaking out in the slums of Rani Garden, Geeta Colony. Efforts are underway to control the fire. Eight fire trucks are present at the scene. There is no ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): A fire broke out in the slums of Rani Garden area in Geeta Colony on Thursday morning. According to officials, the fire started in a scrap warehouse, and eight fire trucks have been deployed to the site. Fire officer Yashwant Sinha said, "A call was received at 1.05 AM. Information was received about a fire breaking out in the slums of Rani Garden, Geeta Colony. Efforts are underway to control the fire. Eight fire trucks are present at the scene. There is no ...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 >
Nagpur: Diwali night was hectic for Nagpur's fire and emergency services department as firecrackers triggered a series of blaze calls across the city, keeping all fire stations on continuous duty. Out of 16 fire-related calls received in less than 10 hours, 11 were reported within a five-hour window on October 21 -- between 7pm and midnight -- stretching the city's firefighting network to its limits.The first call came around 7.05pm, marking the start of a long night for fire personnel. The blaz ...Read More >
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): A sudden fire broke out in a residential building in Ghaziabad's Friends Avenue, Shakti Khand 2, Indirapuram, sending panic waves through the community on Tuesday. The blaze, which started in a temporary structure on the balcony of a flat, was quickly brought under control by fire tenders. Firefighters from Vaishali Fire Station arrived promptly and extinguished the fire within 45 minutes. Also Read | Darjeeling Road Accident: 4 Killed, 16 I ...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 >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Indian warship INS Trikand carried out a rescue mission on board a Cameroon-flagged commercial carrier off the coast of Djibouti after the vessel caught fire, in which two crew members were killed. The vessel, MT Falcon, had 26 crew members (one British and 25 Indians), and 24 of them were rescued by merchant ships in the vicinity, according to the Indian Navy. It said INS Trikand was deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations, and it rendered critica ...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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
New Delhi: Three women, including two sisters, were injured after a fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Lutyens' Delhi. The victims, all of whom sustained minor injuries, were identified as Madhu (19), her sister Jeevika (15) and Madhumati (34). The fire broke out at 1.22pm and 14 fire tenders with 90 firefighters were sent to the spot. The blaze was brought under control by 2.10pm. A fire official said the blaze started in an open parking area, which allowed it ...Read More >
BMC officials said the blaze was controlled before it spread across the colony with the fire extinguished by 4.35 am. A teenager died while three others were injured after a fire broke out at a chawl in south Mumbai in the early hours of Monday. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the fire was reported around 4.15 am in a chawl at Macchimaar Nagar along the Captain Prakash Pethe Marg. The fire, locals said, broke out much earlier inside a one-plus-one storey chawl struct ...Read More >
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