Tag: Major Fire

Patnagarh: A major fire broke out at the Samaleswari Cotton Mill in Patnagarh area in Bolangir district last night gutting cotton worth Rs 2.5 crore. According to sources, the fire broke out in the factory situated in Chacherabenga under Belpara block late on Friday night. Around 220 tonnes of cotton stored in the mill were […]

New Delhi: A major fire broke out at a furniture market near Kalindi Kunj station early Friday morning, prompting authorities to stop metro services, officials said. The blaze, which was reported at 5.55 am, has been doused with help of 17 fire tenders, Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said, adding that no one has been […]

Dhaka: A massive fire has ravaged a slum in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, leaving 50,000 people homeless, the media reported. About 15,000 houses were destroyed in the Chalantika slum late Friday, the BBC reported. Many houses had plastic roofs, which helped the flames to spread. No deaths have been reported, although several people were […]

Bhubaneswar: A major fire broke out at a scrap godown in NandanVihar area of the Capital City on Friday. According to reports, the blaze erupted into the wee hours in the godown located near Subhadra Apartment along the Patia-Nandankanan road. All the stored scrape materials including polythene and old rubber tyres have been gutted in […]