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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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Navi Mumbai: A woman and her 17-year-old daughter were charred to death after a major fire broke out early Tuesday morning at Ambe Shraddha residential building in Sector 36, Kamothe. The fire, suspected to have started from a short circuit, was followed by a cylinder blast that intensified the blaze. According to officials, the Panvel Municipal Corporation fire brigade received a call about the incident at 6.02 a.m., shortly after residents reported hearing a loud explosion. By the time fire e ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has cancelled all leaves of its officers and staff ahead of Diwali to ensure round-the-clock preparedness, officials said on Monday. A senior DFS officer said detailed planning is in place to handle any fire-related emergencies during the festive period. "All our fire stations and quick response teams (QRTs) have been put on high alert. We have instructed every team to respond to all distress calls without delay," the officer said. The offi ...Read More >
The narrow house had only one entrance and no outlet for the smoke. (Representational Image) Indore: An 11-year-old boy died of suffocation and five members of a family were injured after a fire broke out at their house in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city in the early hours of Saturday, police said. A fire erupted around 2.15 am due to a short circuit at the three-storey residence of a scrap dealer, said Anil Gupta, the station house officer of the Juni Indore police station. He said that scrap ...Read More >
The fire broke out around 7:30 AM when the train (number 12204) was coming from Amritsar. Fatehgarh Sahib (Pb): A fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express near Sirhind railway station here on Saturday morning, officials said. According to the Railway Board, one person sustained minor injuries in the incident, the reason behind which is yet to be ascertained. The fire broke out around 7:30 AM when the train (number 12204) was coming from Amritsar. A Government Rai ...Read More >
Bhopal: A 11-year-old boy on Saturday died and five others injured when a multistorey building in Indore in Madhya Pradesh caught fire, police said. The incident happened when the three-storied house belonging to a scrap dealer caught fire due to a short circuit, police said. Foam and sponge materials were stored in the house which caused the fire, triggered by a short-circuit, spread very fast in the building. Thick black smoke soon engulfed the entire building leading to suffocation of six ...Read More >
Jaisalmer: A fire broke out Thursday night at the workers' camp of a private cement manufacturer located in Parewar village in the Ramgarh police station area of Jaisalmer district.No injuries or loss of life were reported in the incident, though fire tenders took two hours to contain the blaze.Workers reportedly evacuated the camp, which consisted of 10 rooms and housed roughly 40 individuals, immediately after the fire was first sighted late on Thursday night. Ramgarh police and a fire brigade ...Read More >
A bus fire near Thaiyat village in Jaisalmer claimed 20 lives. Authorities have released helpline numbers for the public to assist in identifying victims and supporting affected families. DNA identification efforts are underway, with an expert team en route to Jodhpur. A day after 20 passengers were killed after a bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire on Tuesday, authorities in the District Administration of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer have issued their respective helpline numbers for ...Read More >
Balasore: A massive fire broke out at a cosmetics store located on Cinema College Road in Odisha's Balasore town in the early hours of Wednesday. As per preliminary information, the fire broke out around 3.30 am at the four-storey building located between Cinema Chhak and Babylon Chhak under the jurisdiction of Town police station. As thick smoke was seen billowing out of the building, locals immediately informed the fire service department. Firefighters rushed to the spot, but the blaze quick ...Read More >
Singarayakonda (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 10 (PTI) Tobacco worth Rs 550 crore was destroyed in a major fire that broke out during the small hours of Friday at a Tobacco factory here in Prakasam district. According to police, the factory management claimed that about 11,000 tonnes of tobacco was gutted when flames engulfed the factory's 'A' and 'B' blocks during wee hours. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. "Tobacco worth nearly Rs 550 crore was gutted in a massive fire that broke ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - At least six patients were killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of the main government-run hospital in the northwestern Indian city of Jaipur, officials said on Monday. The blaze, suspected to have been caused by a short circuit, started in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sawai Man Singh Hospital and quickly spread to a nearby ward at the sprawling medical complex, "releasing toxic gases", hospital official Anurag Dhakad told ANI news agency. "Fi ...Read More >
Jaipur: Six patients have died, and five were critical after a major fire broke out in the neurosurgery ICU of the government-run SMS Hospital of Jaipur on Sunday late at night. The cause of the fire appears to be a short circuit, as per officials. The relatives of the patients admitted to the ICU said that smoke started emanating from the electrical wires around 11:30 PM. A few moments later, flames erupted with sparks, and the ward filled with smoke. At the time of the incident, 11 patients w ...Read More >
A major fire broke out at a warehouse belonging to an online shipping firm in Manesar's Binola industrial area on Thursday morning, said fire department officials. The flames quickly expanded to the neighboring warehouse - containing goods including clothes and shoes - belonging to the same firm, according to officials privy to matter. Manesar fire officer Lalit Verma said 20 fire tenders and 60-70 firefighters reached the spot within 15 minutes. "At 8.57am, two fire tenders each from Pataudi, ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 6 (ANI): The relatives of the victims of the fire incident at the ICU of the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur protested against the hospital administration and the State government, alleging negligence by hospital staff. As six patients lost their lives in the tragic incident, people gathered outside the hospital, sloganeering against the hospital administration and the BJP government in the State. One of the protestors alleged that the hospital staff was ...Read More >
Jaipur, October 6: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma visited the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital following a significant fire outbreak in one of its Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The incident, attributed to a short circuit, has resulted in the unfortunate loss of six lives, as confirmed by SMS Hospital Trauma Centre In-charge Anurag Dhakad. Jaipur Hospital Fire: Kin Slam Staff for Negligence, Lack of Safety Measures Resulting in ICU Blaze at SMS Hospital Trauma Centre (Watch Videos). Raja ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 6 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday demanded a high-level investigation into the deaths after a fire broke out at the ICU of a trauma centre at SMS Hospital in Jaipur on late Sunday night. In a message on X on Monday, Gehlot said that the fire in the ICU of the trauma centre at SMS Hospital, resulting in the death of seven people, is "extremely heartbreaking" "The state government should conduct a high-level in ...Read More >
Jaipur SMS Hospital Fire- The tragic fire that fire broke out in one of the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur, killing six patients on Sunday night has left everyone shocked. Kin of the victims have alleged staff negligence and lack of safety measures resulting in ICU blaze. The fire, attributed to a short circuit, resulted in the unfortunate loss of six lives, confirmed SMS Hospital Trauma Centre In-charge Dr. Anurag Dhakad. Relatives of patients admitt ...Read More >
Ten-year-old TV actor Veer Sharma and his 15-year-old brother Shaurya Sharma tragically died from suffocation in a late Saturday night fire at their Kota apartment. The blaze, reportedly caused by a short circuit on the fourth floor, claimed their lives despite neighbours' rescue efforts. They were declared dead on arrival.A tragic fire late on Saturday night at the Deep Shree multi-storey building in Anantpura, Kota, Rajasthan, has claimed the lives of 10-year-old TV actor Veer Sharma and his e ...Read More >
Kota: Two minor boys, including a TV child actor, allegedly died of suffocation after a fire broke out in their flat, early Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Veer (8) and Shoriya (16), sons of Jitendra Sharma, a chemistry teacher at a coaching institute in the city. While Veer worked as a child actor, his brother, Shoriya, was preparing for IIT at a coaching institute. Their mother, Reeta Sharma, is also an actor and works in Mumbai.The fire broke out around 2am in flat number 403 o ...Read More >
Police said Veer and his brother Shoriya Sharma , an engineering aspirant, were alone at home when the fire erupted. Their father Jitendra Sharma, who teaches at a coaching centre, was attending a bhajan event and mother actor Rita Sharma was in Mumbai at the time of the incident that happened at around 2 am on Sunday, they said. Kota SP Tejeshwani Goutam, who visited the spot on Sunday morning, said a short-circuit is suspected to have caused the blaze. The fire broke out in the drawing room ...Read More >
Faridabad, Sep 9 (PTI) A couple, along with their daughter and pet died after an air conditioner (AC) compressor exploded in their house here on Monday morning, police said. Police suspect that a short-circuit caused a fire in the AC due to which it exploded. The couple's son survived the blast by jumping from the balcony. He sustained fractures to his legs and is undergoing treatment a hospital. The incident occurred at the Green Field Colony here around 3.30 am when the family was asleep. T ...Read More >
A fire erupted in the Garib Rath Express engine at Sendra station, Rajasthan, early Saturday.Source : તસવીર સોશિયલ મીડિયા Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) A fire broke out in the engine of the Garib Rath Express at around 3 A.M. on Saturday at Sendra Railway Station in Beawar District in Rajasthan, sparking panic among passengers. However, due to the alertness and timely action of the loco pilot, all passengers were safely evacuated, and a major tragedy was averted. Offic ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a scathing attack on the Gandhi family on Saturday, accusing them of shielding each other in corruption cases and questioning the constitutional propriety of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's recent tweet defending his brother-in-law Robert Vadra. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Trivedi took a sharp dig at LoP Gandhi, saying, "He stood in support of his 'hardworking farmer' brother- ...Read More >
Raipur, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chhattisgarh's Kanker witnessed a grim Saturday as two separate accidents on National Highway claimed five lives and left several injured, underscoring the persistent dangers of speeding and poor road management in the region. The first tragedy occurred around 1 a.m. near Aturgaon village, where a car carrying six young men crashed into the concrete edge of an old bridge adjacent to one under construction. The collision triggered a fire in the vehicle due to sp ...Read More >
CHENNAI: AT only 16 years of age, Tayin Arun is at the forefront of a new generation of talented surfers, part of a brand-new movement of Indian surfing. Enjoying an almost meteoric rise in the junior divisions, the surfer broke through to the national surfing team last year, and is now looking to prove his worth with the rest of his teammates at the upcoming ASF Asian Surfing Championships in Mahabalipuram to be held from August 3 to 12. Hailing from Akkarai, Tayin is no stranger to sports. Hi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Timely action by firefighters saved 65 students after a major fire engulfed a private engineering college here on Friday. The blaze, which started in the second-floor auditorium due to a suspected short circuit, was quickly contained by fire service personnel. "Our team responded immediately and successfully evacuated all students who were trapped on the third floor. A female student, who experienced breathing difficulties due to smoke inhalation, was rushed to hospital for precauti ...Read More >
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