fire prevention

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), March 31 Within a week after 14 people were killed in a bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, another private AC bus caught fire in Vijayawada, but there were no casualties or injuries, a police official said on Monday.The bus, travelling from Visakhapatnam to...

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...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi government allocated ₹674 crore to the fire department in its budget for 2026–27, up from ₹530 crore in the current fiscal, with a focus on strengthening infrastructure and upgrading machinery to tackle frequent fire incidents.Presenting the budget for 2026-27...

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 While fire-related calls declined by 19% in the first two and a half months of 2026, data from the previous year and recent incidents in Palam highlight the persistent safety gaps.According to data from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), 2,716 fire calls were received between...

Thane, March 13 Factories in the Ambernath area of Maharashtra's Thane district have been instructed to submit their fire and safety audit reports within eight days, officials said on Friday.The directive from Industries Minister Uday Samant follows a major fire at Shree Ganesh Chemical...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Odisha's Minister of Forests, Environment, and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia, informed the assembly on Tuesday that 4,609 hectares of forest land were affected by fire incidents last year.In a written reply to a question from Congress MLA Sagar, the minister...

Itanagar, March 9 The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passed five key government bills by voice vote on Monday after discussions in the House, strengthening provisions related to fire safety services, regulation of education department postings, GST amendments, urban planning, and anti-defection...

Dhaka, March 7 – Bangladesh's fire safety management in Rohingya refugee camps highlights a central paradox, as humanitarian actors focus on emergency responses while the underlying causes of fires remain unaddressed. Plans for 50,000 semi-permanent, fire-resistant shelters, unveiled with...

Dibrugarh (Assam), March 5 A major fire broke out on Thursday at the railway mechanical workshop in the Dibrugarh district of Assam, officials said.There have been no reports of any injuries so far, they added.The incident occurred at the first mechanical railway workshop in Northeast India...

Lucknow, February 27 A woman attempted to set herself on fire near Lok Bhawan in Hazratganj area here on Friday afternoon, allegedly in protest against the authorities' inaction in a land dispute, but a police team present at the spot rescued her in time, an official said.The incident took...

A fire broke out at HMT Srinagar on Sunday, damaging a house and a crockery shop before being brought under control, officials said.Feb 23, Srinagar: A fire broke out at HMT in Srinagar and was brought under control after firefighting teams responded swiftly, officials said.The State Fire...

New Delhi, February 21 A fire broke out at a building in northwest Delhi's Gujranwala Town on Saturday evening, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said.A call regarding the blaze was received at 5:35 pm, and no casualties have been reported so far.Five fire tenders have been rushed to...

Lawngtlai, February 19, 2026: A Fire Awareness Campaign was held today at the Bungtlang ‘S’-I Community Hall, organized by the Lawngtlai District Level Committee on Fire Prevention. Mr. Donny Lalruatsanga, Deputy Commissioner of Lawngtlai and Chairman of the District Level Committee on Fire...

Kozhikode, February 17 A major fire broke out on Tuesday at a textile showroom near the Kozhikode railway station, causing panic in the busy Palayam area and forcing authorities to shut down traffic on nearby roads.The fire started in the three-story textile showroom building around 6 pm and...

New Delhi, February 16 The Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR and Adjoining Areas has issued a statutory directive for the coordinated and time-bound implementation of state action plans to prevent and eliminate wheat stubble burning during the 2026 harvesting season, officials...

Kolkata, February 15 A fire broke out in a multi-story building in the Haridevpur area of South Kolkata on Sunday, an official said.The fire, which started in the apartment complex at 10:40 am, was brought under control by five fire tenders by noon, he added, noting that there were no reports...

Jammu, February 13 The Jammu and Kashmir government stated on Thursday that the Jammu region has experienced over 1,760 instances of forest fires since the fiscal year 2023-24, up to January 2026, affecting over 4,100 hectares.According to official data released by the forest and environment...