Tag: Fire Mishap

Kolkata: The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday rescued all 22 crew members of a merchant container vessel after a devastating fire broke out in the ship in the Bay of Bengal, a senior coast guard official said here. The container ship, MV SSL Kolkata, that was on its way to the city with 464 containers […]

Abu Dhabi: An Indian-origin family has been rescued after a fire in their residential complex here, officials said. The fire broke out in the complex in Abu Dhabi’s Navy Gate area late Saturday. All the residents, including the Indian-origin family of eight, were rescued due to the intervention of the Civil Defence members, the Khaleej […]

Baku: At least 24 people were killed in a fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital of Azerbaijan, the authorities said in a joint statement on Friday. The statement was released by the Public Prosecution Office, Health Ministry, Interior Ministry and Ministry of Emergencies, Xinhua reported. The authorities said 34 people were rescued […]

Mumbai: A major fire broke out in the iconic R.K. Films and Studios in Chembur here on Saturday afternoon, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster Control officials said. At least 11 fire tenders and ambulances rushed to the sprawling studio in north-east Mumbai and brought the conflagration under control after over an hour. Rishi Kapoor, son […]

Bhubaneswar: Medical Superintendent Pusparaj Samantasinghar was among the four officials of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital who were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the fire tragedy that claimed 20 lives. The Commissionerate Police also arrested ex-Executive Engineer Amulya Kumar Sahu (electrical maintenance), Fire Safety Officer Santosh Das and retired Junior Engineer Malay […]

Bhubaneswar: The SUM Hospital authorities on Tuesday denied that there were lapses on the management’s part that led to the loss of 20 lives. It, however, suspended four persons for the fire incident. “We have put four officials under suspension following the fire incident. They have been suspended pending inquiry. However, the suspension does not […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the deaths in the Odisha hospital fire and prayed for the injured. “My heart and prayers are with bereaved families and injured in the massive hospital fire in Bhubaneshwar hospital,” Mukherjee said in a tweet. At least 19 persons were killed and over 100 injured in the […]

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the deaths at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar after a fire broke out in the ICU of its dialysis wing on Monday. Terming the tragedy as “most unfortunate”, Gandhi in a statement here said: “Her thoughts and prayers remain with families […]

New Delhi: A fire broke out on the third floor of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India building on ITO road here on Thursday, the Delhi Fire Service said. No casualty has been reported. A call about the fire was received at 9.10 am. Four fire tenders and another vehicle was rushed to the […]

Berhampur: The district administration has decided to come to the aid of students who have lost their homes and property in a major fire that broke out two days ago in a slum area near Khaza street in Berhampur. With the exam season approaching, the students were worried that they might have to give their […]

Bhubaneswar: Agitated locals today staged a demonstration in front of the SUM hospital here during the visit of the Union Health Minister J P Nadda demanding a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the families of those killed in the hospital blaze. They were also demanding the arrest of the chairman of the trust that […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in the hospital blaze in Bhubaneshwar two days back, PMO said. He also sanctioned Rs 50,000 to each of those seriously injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund, the PMO added. Earlier on Monday, the […]

New Delhi: Only three of Odisha’s 568 hospitals have fire safety clearance, the National Human Rights Commission said today and issued a notice to the state government over the fire incident at a hospital in Bhubaneswar which has left 21 people dead so far. The Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today filed two FIRs alleging negligence in conduct and safety against a private hospital where a major fire broke out killing 20 people, while administrative inquiries into the mishap have begun. Two separate FIRs have been lodged by Joint Director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Umakanta Satpathy and […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today condoled the death of 20 people in a major fire at a hospital in Bhubneshwar in neighbouring Odisha. The Bihar CM said in a statement here that the state stood solidly with Odisha in this hour of calamity. He prayed to the Almighty to provide strength to the […]