A fire broke out on the fifth floor of a building on Cotton Street in Burrabazar this afternoon. Police reported that the fire was detected in a saree godown and the fire department was called to extinguish it. Thick smoke filled the area.
The fire broke out in S-1 and S-2 coaches. There was a stampede in the coach after the fire. Other coaches including the engine have been separated, sources said.
Another 26 people were rescued by the fire fighters from the burning building, including a toddler, a fire official said.
A fire broke out at a hut in Tamil Nadu's Madurai, said an official from the Fire Rescue Department.
Many roadside shops were reported to have been gutted in a fire that broke out in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar area on late Sunday.
Upon receiving the information, a team of fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.
The fire that started early on Saturday morning destroyed at least five houseboats, turning them all to ashes
A team of the fire department of the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) brought the fire under control.
A fire broke out at a stubble storage house in Punjab's Firozpur on Saturday late at night, an official said.
Around 24 shops were gutted after a massive fire broke out in the Kath Bazar area in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad early Sunday morning, officials said.
