Tag: Fire

Puri: A police inspector had a close shave today after his uniform caught fire when a group of protesters set ablaze the banner they held in protest against illegal encroachment of Swargadwara land here. However, the officer extinguished it and is stated to be safe. The protesters led a rally under the banner of Puri […]

Sambalpur: The key city of western Odisha today woke up to a sad news as over 100 shops were gutted after fire broke out in Gol Bazar area here in the wee hours of Tuesday due to a suspected short circuit. Around ten fire fighting teams were pressed into service, which took around three hours […]

Soro: As many as 30 houses of 13 families gutted after a major fire broke out at Adibasi sahi in Badasahi village under Oupada block here late on Saturday night. According to sources, a woman was also injured in the fire mishap. Being informed about the incident, fire tenders from Nilagiri and Khaira rushed the […]

Bidyabharati, wife of deceased Paralakhemundi Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Soumyaranjan Mohapatra finally spoke out on Tuesday and made some shocking allegations.

Sambalpur: Shoes worth lakhs of rupees gutted after a major fire broke out at a shoe godown in Kumbharapada area here late on Saturday night. According to sources, the incident took place at around 3 am today. Locals noticed smoke billowing out of the three storeyed godown and immediately informed the fire brigade. Being informed […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of a major fire at Sum hospital in Bhubaneswar which claimed 29 lives so far, the Centre has constituted a committee to review fire safety measures at various Central government hospitals and directed it to submit a report within 15 days. Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday held […]

Bhubaneswar: The Sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM-II) court here on Friday granted bail to SUM hospital owner Manoj Nayak who was lodged in Jharpada jail in connection with the fire mishap in the hospital which has claimed 29 lives so far. Hospital superintendent Pushparaj Samantasinghara has also been granted bail by the court. Court sources said […]

Bhubaneswar: Prevention of fire on train is only possible by educating the public especially passengers so that they can take precautions to prevent situations of potentially harmful fire thereby saving themselves. This is a proactive method of reducing fire incidents on train and the damage caused by them. To make the train journey safer, Railways […]

Puri: Around 400 Habisyalis (widows who observe Kartik Brata in Puri) had a narrow escape when a fire broke out in the Ashram they were staying in here late on Friday night. Sources said when the Habisyalis were taking rest at the Bagala Dharmasala Ashram here at around 11 pm, a tent cloth at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today resigned in the wake of death of 23 people in a hospital fire tragedy, while opposition parties asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to follow suit on moral grounds. “Mr Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak has sent me his letter of resignation. He has resigned on moral […]

Bhubaneswar: Tightening its noose around SUM hospital for violating fire safety norms and operating without valid licence that led to the loss of 24 lives, the Odisha government on Friday de-empanelled the health care unit from the list of referral hospitals. Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) issued a notification in this regard this […]

Kendrapara: A generator in the premises of Kendrapara district headquarters hospital (DHH) gutted after a fire broke out at the government-run hospital on Wednesday. No loss to life was reported due to the mishap, sources in the medical said. Though the exact reason behind the outbreak of the fire is unknown, short circuit is suspected […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to the fire mishap at SUM Hospital mounted to 21 with one more patient succumbing to injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS here today. The deceased has been identified as Janaki Hui of Jaleswar in Balasore district. Hui was admitted to a private hospital without the knowledge of her attendants […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after 20 people died in the gruesome fire mishap in Sum Hospital here, a startling fact has come to fore that the ill-fated hospital was operating without State government’s Fire Safety Certificate, a pre-requisite to run a hospital. An official document obtained by OTV shows that the hospital had violated guidelines pertaining […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday wrote to the Governor of Odisha condoling the loss of lives due to a massive fire at a Bhubaneswar hospital and prayed for the injured. “I am sad to learn about the unfortunate massive fire at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar, in which […]