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Indore, March 31 – As the summer heat intensifies, incidents of fire, particularly due to electrical short circuits, have been on the rise across Madhya Pradesh in recent days, especially in urban areas.One such incident occurred early Monday morning when a devastating fire transformed the...

New Delhi, March 30 Six people were rescued after a fire broke out in a multi-story residential building in Mukherjee Nagar in northwest Delhi, the Delhi Fire Services said on Monday.The fire broke out on Sunday night behind the Batra Cinema in Rana Nagar, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official...

New Delhi, March 29 A fire broke out in a plastic factory in the Bawana industrial area of outer Delhi on Sunday afternoon, according to a Delhi Fire Services official.The fire was reported at 4:30 pm at a unit located in Sector-5, near Samosa Chowk, he said.Three fire tenders and two water...

Palghar, March 29 A worker was injured after a fire broke out in a mattress foam manufacturing factory in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Sunday, police said.The fire erupted around 5:30 am and quickly spread across the premises in the Wada area, where large quantities of foam were stored...

New Delhi, March 29 Four people, including a toddler, were injured after they jumped from the first floor of a building in northeast Delhi's Gokal Puri area to escape a fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.Eight people were rescued from the six-storey building that...

Beijing, March 29 – At least three people were killed, and 23 others were injured, including nine who are reportedly in critical condition, after a fire broke out in a building near Qinxian North Street in Taiyuan, located in North China's Shanxi Province, local media reported on Sunday...

Thane, March 28 A fire broke out at a lighter manufacturing factory in Bhiwandi, Thane district, on Saturday, although no one was injured, an official said.The fire occurred at a unit in Sape village around 6 pm, after which two fire engines were deployed for firefighting, the official of the...

Indore, March 28 A four-year-old boy died after being engulfed in flames when a stationary car he was in caught fire in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, police said.The incident occurred in the Simrol police station area, about 22 km from the district headquarters, in the morning...

Gurugram, March 28 Five labourers sustained burn injuries after a small 5 kg gas cylinder allegedly exploded while cooking in Kherki Majra village, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred on Friday, and the injured were taken to the Civil Hospital before being referred to AIIMS, Delhi...

Kochi, March 28 A protest over the death of a man from Bihar after a fire at an oil company in the Edayar industrial area ended on Saturday after the company agreed to pay Rs 15 lakh in compensation to the victim's family.Shathrukan Mukhiya (42), an employee of Cee Jee Lubricants, died after a...

Kochi (Kerala), March 27 Ernakulam District Collector G Priyanka on Friday ordered financial and other assistance for the family of a man from Bihar who died in a fire at an oil company here, officials said.The order was issued after a special meeting was convened to assess the situation...

New Delhi, March 27 A fire broke out at a tent shop in the Khureji Khas area of east Delhi on Friday evening, according to an official of the Delhi Fire Services.The DFS received a call regarding the fire at 7:34 pm, after which five fire tenders were dispatched to the scene.Firefighters...

Bengaluru, March 27 A 23-year-old driver was killed after a lorry, allegedly carrying an excessive load of steel rods, lost control while navigating a slope here and crashed into a parked car in the early hours of Friday, police said.The deceased, identified as Ambadas from Kalaburagi, was...

New Delhi, March 27 A fire that broke out in a four-story building in the Tri Nagar area of north Delhi on Friday morning left six people, including a three-year-old child, with burns, officials said.Police suspect a short circuit in the electric water motor caused the fire.The injured...

New Delhi, March 27 A fire that broke out early Friday in a house in the Tri Nagar area of north Delhi left five people, including a three-year-old, with burn injuries, an official said.The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received a call at 7:10 am about the fire in the Anaj Mandi area of Tri Nagar...

Agartala, March 27 A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Tripura for murdering his wife.Additional District and Sessions Judge of West Tripura, P P Paul, convicted Mithu Das and sentenced him to rigorous life imprisonment on Thursday.Mithu, a daily wage laborer, had been...

Noida, March 27 A fire broke out on the first floor of a Vishal Mega Mart store in Noida on Friday morning, officials said. No casualties were reported.The store is located near Sector-76 Metro Station under the jurisdiction of Sector 49 Police Station.Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of Gautam...

New Delhi, March 27 A fire that broke out early Thursday in a house in the Tri Nagar area of north Delhi left five people with minor burns, an official said.The Delhi Fire Services received a call about a fire at 7:10 am in a house on the third floor, the official said.Three fire tenders...

Rayavaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 26 At least 14 passengers, including a five-month-old infant, were killed on Thursday after a private bus collided with a truck carrying gravel, triggering a massive fire in Markapuram district, officials said.Among the victims were five women. Most of the...

New Delhi, March 26 Panic briefly gripped commuters at the Jafrabad Metro station in north-east Delhi on Thursday evening after a loud, explosion-like sound was heard on a Metro line towards Burari, officials said.According to police, upon receiving information at 6:05 pm, teams from the CISF...