Smoke cloaked the city as Delhi’s air quality continued to deteriorate on Sunday, hit by a combination of cold weather and smoke drifting in from farm fires across neighbouring states.
A thick blanket of smoke engulfed Khardah’s Ishwaripur area on Tuesday morning after a massive fire broke out at a paint manufacturing unit, triggering panic among residents and nearby factory workers.
Panic struck again on Monday at Kerala’s Kozhikode Medical College Hospital as smoke was detected on the sixth floor of the emergency block .
Every spring Siliguri city finds itself shrouded in smoke at night as dry leaves ignite forest fires in the Baikunthpur and Gazoldoba areas. However, a section of people blame the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), citing occasional fires at its dumping ground.
The police in Gurugram on Wednesday arrested six persons for allegedly opening fire at a dhaba manager after he reportedly denied them permission to smoke.
The affected coach was removed in time, after a complete security check the train was departed, the CPRO of North Western Railway (NWR) Captain Shashi Kiran told SNS when contacted.
"Disaster Management team is working on the spot to douse the fire. This type of incident has happened earlier too. The reason is negligence. However, a detailed report on the current incident has been asked from Delhi Pollution Control Committee," said Rai.
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