fire investigation

Panaji, March 30 The Mapusa police in Goa took custody of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra on Monday, who were arrested in connection with the December 6 nightclub fire that killed 25 people, in a case involving alleged forgery to obtain an excise license, an official said.The two, currently...

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...

Ahmedabad, March 26 – Around 50 residents were safely rescued after a fire broke out in a residential high-rise in Ahmedabad's Shela area on Thursday morning. Officials credited the building's fire safety systems and a swift response for preventing casualties.The incident was reported at...

Kochi, March 26 A man died after a fire broke out at an oil company in the Edayar industrial area here on Thursday, officials said.According to Fire and Rescue Services officials, the blaze erupted at Cee Jee Lubricants around 8:45 am.Police said the deceased is suspected to be a factory...

New Delhi, March 23 The initial report from the fire department states that "highly flammable" materials were stored in the basement of the building in Palam, where a recent fire incident occurred, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood said on Monday.Sood accused the AAP of playing a "blame game"...

New Delhi, March 23 The initial report from the fire department states that "highly flammable" materials were stored in the basement of the building in Palam, where a recent fire incident occurred, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood said on Monday.Sood accused the AAP of playing "blame game" and...

Kabul, March 22 – At least 43 shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out at a local market in Badakhshan province, northern Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the provincial department of information and culture.The fire originated in the Ab Jim market in the...

Malkangiri (Odisha), March 21 As many as 37 passengers, including Odisha's Congress MLA Mangu Khila, had a narrow escape when the bus in which they were travelling from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire after a rear tyre burst early on Saturday, police said.The incident took place near...

New Delhi, March 20 The investigation into a fire in Palam, Delhi, which caused the death of nine family members, is focusing on the response time of fire officials, technical issues related to fire trucks, and the alleged storage of flammable materials in the affected building, official sources...

New Delhi, March 20 Investigation agencies have intensified their efforts to determine the cause of the recent devastating fire in the Palam area of southwest Delhi, with preliminary findings indicating that the blaze originated from the lower part of the building, an official said on Friday...

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...

Indore, March 19 A survivor of the Indore house fire, in which eight members of a family were killed, said on Thursday that the blaze was not caused by the charging of an electric vehicle (EV), contrary to police claims that the tragedy was triggered by the explosion of a charging point.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 A fire broke out in a residential building in the southwest Delhi area of Palam on Wednesday morning, prompting a massive firefighting and rescue operation, an official said.Thirty fire tenders were rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames and rescue people who may be...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 The Odisha government announced on Monday the formation of a single-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the tragic fire at the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, which claimed the lives of ten patients.According to a...

Latur, March 12 A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus caught fire at the Nilanga stand in Latur on Thursday evening while being filled with diesel, leaving a fuel operator seriously injured, a police official said.The incident occurred at 8 pm, he added."The bus was...

Bhuj, March 12 – A fire broke out at a plastic scrap yard near the Chopadva village in the Bhachau taluka of Gujarat's Kutch district on Thursday, triggering a large-scale firefighting operation and causing panic in the surrounding area, officials said.Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising...

New Delhi, March 12 – A massive fire broke out near the Matiala fish market in Delhi, engulfing hundreds of slums and causing panic among residents. The blaze destroyed nearly 300 to 400 slums, leaving several families homeless and prompting urgent calls for assistance from the government...

Noida, March 12 A fire broke out at an electric meter manufacturing factory in Sector 4 here on Thursday morning, leaving 26 people injured, police said.The injured were among nearly 240 workers who were trapped inside the factory, Capital Power System Limited, in the Phase 1 police station...

Jammu, March 11 A single-story municipal council office and two residential houses were completely destroyed in a fire in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.The fire broke out in the municipal council building in the densely populated town of Kishtwar around...