Fire
- India
Mother’s plea, a distress call capture Lucknow fire’s horror
Lucknow: As a mother begged Lucknow police to let her reach her trapped son, and people made frantic calls for help from inside a smoke-filled building, residents and rescue teams raced against…
- India
UP CM visits Lucknow fire site, announces aid, vows strict action
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, June 22, evening visited the site where a major fire gutted a three-storey commercial building at Aliganj in Lucknow, leaving 15 people, including…
- World
Fire destroys Dominican resort; 1,700 tourists evacuated
Santo Domingo: A large fire almost completely destroyed a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, June 19, forcing the evacuation of almost 1,700 tourists, authorities said. Local media reported an…
- Hyderabad
Fire breaks out near Vasantha Chemicals unit in Jeedimetla
Hyderabad: A fire broke out in an open yard adjacent to Vasantha Chemicals in Jeedimetla on Tuesday, June 16, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air and triggering panic among workers…
- Hyderabad
Bus catches fire at Nampally in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A bus caught fire near Haj House in Nampally, Hyderabad, on the morning of Tuesday, June 16. The accident resulted in a slowdown in traffic in the area. Speaking to Siasat.com,…
- India
2 killed, 7 injured in massive fire at Mysuru bar and restaurant
Mysuru: A devastating fire accident at a popular bar and restaurant in Karnataka’s Mysuru claimed two lives and left seven others injured on Monday, June 15. The incident occurred at the well-known…
- India
Minor fire at Delhi hospital; no casualties
New Delhi: A fire broke out in an electric junction box in a kidney hospital in southwest Delhi’s Dabri area, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said. No casualties were reported.…
- India
MP: Four jump off train amid fire rumour, crushed to death
Morena: Four passengers, including three women and a boy, were killed on Sunday, June 14, when they jumped off a Udaipur-bound express train in panic following a false fire alarm and emergency…
- India
Three die after fire breaks out in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area
New Delhi: At least three people died after a massive fire broke out in a building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area in the early hours of Friday, June 12. The fire was reported…
- India
Fire breaks out at hospital in Jodhpur, no casualties
Jodhpur: A fire broke out at a private hospital here late Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuate several patients from the affected ward, police said. No casualty has been reported so far, they…
- Middle East
One dead, 2 crew missing after tanker fire off Oman
Muscat: One casualty and two crew members were reported missing after an engine-room fire broke out aboard a tanker off Oman on Wednesday, June 10. The vessel was operating about 20 nautical…
- India
Bengal: Massive fire erupts at govt building in Kolkata
Kolkata: A massive blaze erupted at a multi-storey government building in Alipore area of Kolkata on the morning of Wednesday, June 10, fire officials said. One person trapped on the top floor…
- Delhi
Delhi fire: Riyazuddin Mansuri used mattresses to save 8 lives
As guests trapped inside a burning hotel in Delhi‘s Malviya Nagar searched desperately for a way to escape, mattress trader Riyazuddin Mansuri and his son Armaan Mansuri turned their shop’s stock into…
- Hyderabad
Massive fire at KSR Fashions in Ameerpet, traffic disrupted
Hyderabad: A massive fire broke out in KSR Fashions in Ameerpet, one of the busiest commercial areas in Hyderabad, on Thursday, June 4, at around 12:30 pm. The entire building housing KSR…
- India
Five killed in fire at private hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur: At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district early on Thursday, June 4, a senior official…
