50 Bengaluru women jump to life as fire engulfs PG
A late-night fire in a Bengaluru PG exposed safety gaps in mixed-use buildings, with residents forced into desperate escape attempts as flames spread rapidly from a commercial outlet.
A late-night fire in a Bengaluru PG exposed safety gaps in mixed-use buildings, with residents forced into desperate escape attempts as flames spread rapidly from a commercial outlet.
A devastating fire at a scrap warehouse in the Neemrana area claimed four lives, including that of a 7-year-old girl, after a massive blaze and subsequent explosion triggered panic late on Friday evening, said officials on Saturday.
A fire broke out at a multi-storey hospital in Salt Lake, a posh satellite township in Kolkata's north-east fringes on Tuesday morning.
A vehicle transporting lighters caught fire after being hit from behind in Dumka, Jharkhand, setting off a blaze that destroyed four trucks and left at least two people injured. Authorities said the fire has now been brought under control.
A massive fire in the heart of the city triggered panic among shop owners and residents of BB Ganguly Street this morning.
A major fire broke out at the Gangasagar Mela site in the early hours of Friday, just ahead of the start of the annual pilgrimage, triggering panic and raising serious questions over fire safety arrangements at one of the country’s largest religious congregations.
As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was underway, New Town’s Ghuni slum had repeatedly figured in news headlines, with local residents alleging that a majority of its inhabitants were illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
A devastating fire swept through South Kolkata’s Ramgarh Market in the early hours of Friday, reducing nearly 40 shops to ashes and once again bringing the city’s fire-safety preparedness under sharp scrutiny.
The situation continued to be tense but under control. Security has been stepped up in the area to restore order. Though the clashes involved tribals and Bengali-speaking people, it was not an ethnic clash, said a senior police official.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed distress over the fire mishap in Goa's Arpora on Sunday and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured.
