fire investigation

Lucknow, April 10 A fire broke out at a fruit and vegetable market in the Krishna Nagar area of Lucknow, causing significant damage to around 15 shops, police said on Friday.Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Amit Kumar Anand said that no casualties were reported in the incident, which...

Mumbai, April 8 A fire broke out in a 20-story residential building in the Goregaon (East) area of Mumbai on Wednesday evening, officials said, adding that no one was injured.The fire was contained to a portion of the eighth floor of Emerald No. 1, Royal Palms Estate, on Aarey Road, officials...

Chandigarh, April 3 A fire broke out in four manufacturing units in the Kundli Industrial Area in Sonipat district, Haryana, early Friday, but no one was injured, police said.The fire started in one unit and quickly spread to three other units, they said. Several fire trucks were rushed to the...

New Delhi, March 31 A fire broke out on the third floor of a residential building in northwest Delhi's Inderlok area on Tuesday afternoon, a fire official said. No casualties or injuries were reported.The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received a call at around 3:25 pm from the Shahzada Bagh...

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...