emergency response

Thane, March 21 A truck carrying oxygen cylinders overturned on the Bhiwandi-Wada road in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Saturday, leaving the driver seriously injured, police said.The accident occurred near Dugad Phata.The vehicle lost control while navigating a section with numerous...

Lead 1March 21, New Delhi — A major fire broke out at a car parts factory in Daejeon, central South Korea, on Friday. The blaze has resulted in over 10 deaths. The fire has also injured 59 people, with 25 in critical condition.Approximately 170 workers were present at the time of the...

Greater Noida, March 21 – As the inauguration date of the Noida International Airport approaches, security and traffic management arrangements around it in Gautam Buddh Nagar have been strengthened. Five new temporary police outposts have been set up in the vicinity, officials said on Saturday...

Seoul, March 21 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visited the site of a fire at an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon on Saturday to inspect relief efforts and meet with bereaved families and victims.Lee made the visit a day after the fire, which left at least 14 people...

In Hawaii, floodwaters from heavy rainfall flooded streets, pushed homes off their foundations, and submerged vehicles, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu. Officials warned of the possible failure of the 120-year-old Wahiawa dam.Emergency sirens...

Chennai, March 21 – With temperatures steadily rising across the city and several parts of Tamil Nadu, the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) has issued a comprehensive advisory urging residents to take precautions against heat-related illnesses.The move comes amid growing concerns that...

Daejeon, March 21 – Ten people have been killed and four others remain missing following a major fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea, authorities said on Saturday. Another 59 people were seriously or slightly injured.Firefighters have been searching for the four missing people...

New Delhi, March 21: Dark, dense cloud cover continues to blanket large parts of Uttar Pradesh, with no immediate relief in sight as volatile weather conditions grip the state.Driven by an active western disturbance and local pressure systems, the situation is becoming increasingly severe...

New Delhi, March 20 The Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi unit president, Saurabh Bharadwaj, accused the BJP government on Friday of allowing people to die during the recent Palam fire tragedy in order to hide its own failures in responding to the emergency.Speaking at a press conference, he said that...

Polavaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 20 Five engineering students drowned in the Godavari river in the Eluru district on Friday, while two others were rescued. A police official said that the bodies of three students were recovered, and efforts are underway to locate the remaining two.Meanwhile...

Gurugram, March 20 A major fire broke out at a five-story guesthouse in Sector 28 on Friday afternoon, causing panic and chaos.Police, firefighters, the Haryana State Disaster Response Force (HSDRF), and local residents rescued four people, including three women, who were trapped in the...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 20 The Archaeological Survey of India has installed four pumps in the Devgiri Fort area here to address fire incidents, an official said on Friday.These 7.5 horsepower pumps successfully extinguished a fire that broke out in the vicinity of the fort this month...

Mumbai, March 20 An eight-year-old boy died after accidentally falling into a water-filled construction pit in the Malad (East) area of Mumbai, a police official said on Friday.According to the Kurar police station official, the incident occurred on Thursday night when the child was reportedly...

New Delhi, March 20 – An email claiming that multiple explosive devices filled with poisonous gas had been planted inside the Mumbai Press Club triggered a major security alert in the city on Friday, prompting swift action by the Mumbai Police and other security agencies.According to...

March 20, New Delhi — Air defense systems in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait responded to missile attacks early Friday.In a statement, Kuwait's military said its air defenses were "confronting hostile missile and drone attacks."The UAE's National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 A fire broke out at a market complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Friday morning, officials said.The blaze was first noticed by a trader, who detected smoke inside his shop in the market near CRP Square around 10 am, they said.Firefighters broke open windows on the first...

Daejeon, March 20 – A fire broke out at a car parts factory in Daejeon, a central city in South Korea, on Friday, injuring at least 50 people, including 35 with serious injuries, authorities said.The fire was reported around 1:17 p.m., prompting the National Fire Agency to issue a national...

Panaji, March 19 Suspected water contamination has led to 149 cases of diarrhea at a residential complex in Dabolim, South Goa district, within a week, officials said on Thursday.The outbreak was reported at the Prabhu Violetta residential complex, which has nearly 200 apartments.Residents...

Prayagraj, March 19 Holding that there was ample time to rescue Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta before he drowned in a water-filled trench in January, the Allahabad High Court has asked the NDRF and the SDRF to inform it about the steps taken by their teams to save him, which had reached the spot.A...

Indore, March 19 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed concern on Thursday about the use of electrical appliances like air conditioners in enclosed spaces and emphasized the need for regular inspection of electrical circuits in homes and commercial establishments.The Chief...