Tag: Fire

Cuttack: Heavy damage was caused to properties of HDFC bank’s Jholasahi branch after a major fire broke out at the bank on Friday morning. According to sources, the fire broke out at the bank at around 4 am today. A security guard working there informed fire officials about the incident after he noticed smoke billowing […]

Dharmagarh: Heavy damage was caused to properties of State Bank of India (SBI)’s Junagarh branch after a major fire broke out at the bank on Friday morning. As many as 20 computers and 10 air conditioners installed at the bank were gutted in the fire that broke out at about 6 am today. Many important […]

Bhubaneswar: Medicines worth lakhs of rupees were gutted as a major fire broke out at Om Pharmacy medicine store located at Acharya Vihar Square here on Friday morning. According to eyewitnesses, the fire broke out at the medicine store at around 6:10 am today. On being informed about the incident, two fire tenders rushed to […]

Bhubaneswar: A major fire which broke out at the Lingaraj stockyard of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has ravaged coal worth lakhs of rupees. Sources said, the fire which was noticed by labourers of the stockyard three days back, is yet to be brought under control. “The MCL is busy celebrating mines safety week and thousands […]

Bhubaneswar: Fire broke out at the Home department of Secretariat today morning. Source said the blaze started at the store room of the Home department and important files might have been gutted in the accident. The spread of fire came to be known when a mechanic of air conditioners spotted smoke rising out of the […]

Paradip: At least four persons were reportedly burnt alive and around 60 houses were gutted in major fire which broke out in a slum area at Atharbanki near here late Saturday night.

At least 20 shops were reduced to ashes in a major fire that broke out in the busy Unit-I market here on late Monday night.

Mumbai: At least four persons, including an elderly woman, were killed and 16 others injured on Wednesday when a massive fire ripped through a highrise building here, officials said. The fire broke out on the 12th floor of 17-storeyed Crystal Tower building located in Parel. The flames quickly spread to the 13th floor and adjacent […]

New Delhi: A nursing room at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here caught fire on Monday. There are no casualties, the fire office said. “At 12.20 p.m., we received a call reporting that there was fire on the second floor of the AIIMS building. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot […]

Mumbai: A series of loud explosions followed by a massive fire were reported at a refinery of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) at Chembur in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai. At least a dozen fire tenders and five jumbo tankers were battling the blaze, which along with a thick black smoke cloud could be […]

Nairobi: At least 15 people were killed and 70 others injured on Thursday when a massive fire ripped through one of Kenya’s largest open-air markets. The St. John Ambulance service in Kenya said the fire broke out in the Gikomba market in central Nairobi at around 2.30 a.m., although the cause of the blaze was […]

Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas set on fire 13 vehicles involved in road construction works in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Saturday, police said. Maoists raided the camp office of a private road construction company in Parlipose village and fired in the air before setting ablaze the vehicles, said an officer, adding the reason behind the attack […]

Bhopal: At least two coaches of the A.P. Express caught fire near Birlanagar in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, officials said. No one was injured. According to a Railway Ministry official, the fire was detected in the B-6 coach around 11.50 a.m. The fire then spread to the B-7 coach, Ved Prakash, a Railway Ministry spokesperson, […]

New Delhi: Four persons, including two 17-year-olds, were killed when a fire engulfed a four-storey factory here early on Monday, police said. Mohammad Razi, 20, Mohammad Shamu, 17, Mehbooob Barish, 18, and Ayub, 17, all hailing from Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, died of suffocation and burn injuries, the police said. The four were among the […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has teamed up with the Maharashtra Fire Services to create awareness of fire. Amitabh on Sunday shared a few photographs of himself prepping for the campaign. “Working for the awareness of fire for the Maharashtra Fire Services. So important to follow guide lines. Wait for the AV later,” Big B captioned […]