fire incident

Jaipur, March 19 The caretaker of a mosque was arrested on Thursday for allegedly attempting to set a man on fire in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, police said.The police have registered a case of attempted murder against the accused, Abdul Rashid, 25, and admitted the injured to a hospital...

New Delhi, March 19 Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav wrote to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday, demanding the constitution of a committee to investigate the Palam fire incident, which claimed nine lives.According to an official statement, Yadav said in his letter...

New Delhi, March 19 A relative of the nine family members who died in a fire in a multi-story building in the Palam area here said on Thursday that many of them died due to suffocation, as there were no visible injuries on their bodies.Ramesh Soni, whose nephew owns a jewelry shop next to the...

New Delhi, March 19 Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood has ordered a third-party mapping and fire safety audit of all establishments across the capital, including those operating in residential areas, to expedite safety checks following the fire at a building in Palam on Wednesday, which claimed...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi government will take strict action against those found responsible for alleged lapses in firefighting operations in southwest Delhi's Palam, where a devastating fire claimed nine lives, official sources said on Thursday.An inquiry has been ordered to identify any...

New Delhi, March 19 A confrontation over a fatal fire in southwest Delhi's Palam escalated into a physical scuffle between BJP MLA Kuldeep Solanki and AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday.The clash occurred a day after a fire claimed the lives of nine people, with leaders...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Odisha Assembly continued to witness massive protests by members of the opposition, including those from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress, for the third consecutive day. They were demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the tragic...

Patna, March 19 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his deep condolences on Thursday over the death of six people from the Kishanganj district, who died in a devastating fire in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.In his message, the Chief Minister prayed for strength and courage for the bereaved...

New Delhi, March 19 A fire broke out at the Trade and Taxes building in central Delhi's ITO on Thursday morning, prompting authorities to dispatch six fire tenders to the scene, according to an official from the Delhi Fire Services.So far, there have been no reports of casualties or injuries...

New Delhi, March 18 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire incident at a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam on Wednesday, and announced financial assistance for the victim families.In a post on X, Gupta expressed her distress over the...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 – Following the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on March 16, which officially claimed the lives of 12 patients, as many as four individuals – including three fire department officials and one engineer – have been suspended on charges...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday suspended four officers for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire incident at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack claimed the lives of 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three...

New Delhi, March 18 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) strongly criticized the BJP-led Delhi government over the Wednesday fire in Palam that killed nine people, with former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal expressing his concern at the "increasing number" of such incidents.Kejriwal described the...

New Delhi, March 18 – A fire that broke out in a four-story residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning resulted in the deaths of nine family members, including a 70-year-old woman and three young girls, one just three years old.The incident triggered a...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Delhi government announced financial assistance for the families affected by the tragic fire incident in Palam on Wednesday, which claimed several lives and left many people injured.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta expressed deep grief over the loss of lives and said the...

New Delhi, March 18 – The chaos of exams had just ended, and some family members had only just returned from trips. The Kashyap family was expecting a quiet morning, but tragedy struck before dawn on Wednesday.In the smoke and panic, family and friends believe that everyone tried to help each...

Thane, March 18 A major fire broke out on the seventh floor of a residential building in the Manpada area of Thane city on Wednesday evening, according to a civic official, who added that no one was reported injured in the incident.The fire started in the Snowdrop Building, located within the...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi suspended four officers on Wednesday for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack killed 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three personnel from the Odisha...

Jodhpur, March 18 The driver was killed after a tanker carrying a flammable substance overturned and caught fire on a section of National Highway-68 in Jalore district of Rajasthan on Wednesday afternoon.The incident occurred around 2 pm near the Sinwada overbridge in the Sanchor area, with...

In New Delhi and Indore, 17 people, including many children, were killed and several shops in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh were gutted due to devastating fires on Wednesday. The incidents triggered panic and large-scale firefighting operations.Authorities rushed to contain the fires and rescue...