MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFS ZAVERI BAZAAR BUILDING
Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in Thane's Arjun Tower; dousing operations underway
A fire broke out in Arjun Tower on Gokhale Marg in Thane, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Saturday. Firefighters are currently at the scene working to extinguish the blaze. Thankfully, there have been no reported injuries thus far. Further details are awaited. This incident follows other recent fires in Mumbai and Dombivali, highlighting the importance of fire safety measures.
Kuwait fire: Shashi Tharoor demands bill to ensure decent work conditions for Indian migrant workers
In the wake of the Kuwait fire tragedy, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday called on the government to draft a bill in consultation with all the stakeholders to ensure decent conditions of work and security for the Indian migrant workers.
Nearly 1,400 girl students escape from school building engulfed by fire in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nearly 1,400 girl students safely evacuated from a school building engulfed by a massive fire in a remote mountainous region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire: 27 dead, one missing, investigation underway; Here's all you need to know
A tragic fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot, Gujarat, has claimed the lives of at least 27 people, including nine children. The fire broke out on Saturday evening, engulfing the two-story building housing the TRP Game Zone. The facility was packed with around 300 people, many of whom were children, due to the summer vacation and weekend rush. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with one person still missing. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the incident. The Gujarat government has ordered urgent inspections at gaming zones across cities to assess fire safety measures.
Rajkot fire tragedy: SIT holds meeting; DNA samples collected for identification of victims
After a devastating fire at a game zone in Rajkot city, Gujarat, resulting in 27 fatalities and three injuries, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) met with local authorities to address the situation. Due to the severity of the burns on the victims' bodies, identification has proven challenging, prompting authorities to collect DNA samples from both the deceased and their relatives to aid in identification efforts.
Chhattisgarh: Massive fire engulfs power distribution company building in Raipur's Kota
A Massive fire broke out in a power distribution company in Raipur’s Kota area in Chhattisgarh. The police and firefighters are present on the spot, news agency ANI reported. Visuals shared by ANI showed a massive blaze and smoke billowing out of the building.Chh...
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Fire at seven-storey commercial building in Bangladesh's capital kills at least 44 people
A massive fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least 43 people and injured dozens. The fire originated in a restaurant and quickly spread to other floors of a dangerous, six-storey building. Firefighters used a crane to rescue people from the charred building. The cause could have been a gas leak or stove.
10 Freeway traffic, closure update: Massive fire shuts down East-West highway in Los Angeles
The fire that engulfed the large storage yard burnt several vehicles parked nearby. Officials are assessing the damage caused by the blaze, before allowing traffic movement.
Hawaii Wildfires: How did the deadly Maui fire start? Know what triggered the Lahaina blaze and what is driving the disaster
Swiftly spreading wildfires that erupted on Tuesday evening on Maui Island have resulted in multiple fatalities and the displacement of numerous residents.
Massive blaze engulfs building in central Sydney
Firefighters are battling a massive blaze in a large multi-storey building in central Sydney as emergency services cordoned off the area. Television footage showed firefighters trying to put out the fire in a building close to Sydney's central railway station. A car parked nearby was also in flames.
Andhra Pradesh government launches probe into fire at Apple supplier Foxlink
Foxlink's plant, which makes charging cables for iPhones in the state, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday, but there were no casualties. The fire department has said much of the fire safety equipment at the factory was not functional.
Apple supplier Foxlink says working to resume production after India fire
The factory is located in the Chittoor district of India's Andhra Pradesh state and is unlikely to resume full operations for two months, raising supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant, Reuters reported this week.
Scotland's historic furniture store 'Robertson' gutted in Dundee blaze, details inside
The firefighters strived hard to control the fire that engulfed the famous old Art Deco Robertson’s furniture store on Barrack Street, which has been lying vacant. No casualties were reported.
Four dead, 10 injured as massive fire breaks out at hotel in Lucknow; CM Yogi Adityanath orders probe
Fire personnel, meanwhile, were breaking open the glass panes to rescue those trapped inside the hotel. Several guests complained of severe suffocation since the smoke was filling the rooms. More than 20 people were still trapped inside, as per media reports.
Hyderabad restaurant Green Bawarchi catches fire, no casualty till now
A major fire broke out at a Hyderabad restaurant Green Bawarchi, located in Raidurgam when there were about 20-30 customers and dozens of workers present.
42 people dead in over 2,000 fire-related incidents till May 19 in Delhi
The fire department said the figure of 2,145 incidents is the highest in May so far as compared to the same period in the last three years.
Massive fire at Jhandewalan cycle market in central Delhi
The information about the blaze was reported at 2.05 pm following which 27 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, they said, adding that the flames were brought under control by 4.30 pm.
No time to grieve: Women survivors of Delhi fire worried about livelihood, future
Last Friday, a massive fire engulfed the four-story building where Mamta had been working for years. Many of her co-workers died or are unaccounted for till now.
Illegal structures, scant regard for fire safety norms led to loss of lives in fires in Delhi
In terms of casualties, Friday's fire at the commercial building was the largest since the blaze at a factory in the Anaj Mandi area and the third largest since the Uphaar Cinema tragedy in 1997 in the national capital.
Delhi building fire: Police arrest two, register case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
The building had no clearance from the fire department and it was not equipped with fire safety equipment like extinguishers, said Atul Garg, director of Delhi Fire Services.
4 dead, 15 injured as fire breaks out in Jammu building, rescue operation underway
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.
Six dead, 23 injured in massive fire on 19th floor of central Mumbai high-rise
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis alleged that nearby hospitals refused to admid the injured persons, which he said resulted in "more deaths", and sought action against those responsible for the fatalities.
Massive fire at Vatakara Taluk office; probe ordered
A massive fire broke out at a taluk office in nearby Vatakara engulfing several important official records and files in the early hours of Friday, following which the government ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the incident. The office building and the piles of files and records kept there, have almost been completely gutted in the fire, they said.
Bangladesh factory inferno kills 52
The inferno was the latest to tarnish Bangladesh's safety record marred by a series of disasters in industrial complexes and apartment buildings.
Major fire in Mumbai building; 1 dead, 6 suffer from suffocation, injuries
The fire brigade got a call about the blaze in 'Aditya Arcade' building around 6 am.
Fire breaks out in under-construction building near Kamala Mills compound
There have been no casualities reported as of yet, with the cause of the fire still not known.
Massive fire breaks out in Jiban Sudha building in Kolkata
The chief general manager (Kolkata circle) of SBI, P P Sengupta, said there was no news of anyone getting stuck on the floor. The building has 19 floors.
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