fire safety

New Delhi, March 13 – A Delhi court has directed the CBI to conduct further investigation into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) regarding potential dereliction of duties or corrupt practices that led to the drowning of three civil services aspirants in an illegal coaching center in the...

Palghar, March 13 The administration in Maharashtra's Palghar district conducted a high-intensity mock drill at the Tarapur MIDC in Boisar on Friday to test emergency response mechanisms in the event of a major industrial disaster, a senior official said.The drill, carried out in coordination...

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...

New Delhi, March 13 A fire broke out in the records room of a transport authority building in the Sheikh Sarai Phase-2 area of south Delhi, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said on Friday.There were no casualties in the incident.A call regarding the fire was received from the transport...

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...

Thane, March 5 The Thane Small Scale Industries Association (TSSIA) organized a training program on industrial and workplace safety as part of National Safety Week, an official said on Thursday.The program focused on crucial aspects such as first aid, occupational safety, stress management...

Jaipur, March 3 A fire broke out in an apartment on the sixth floor of a 10-story building in Jaipur's Shyam Nagar area on Tuesday morning, according to police.No casualties have been reported.Upon receiving information, Shyam Nagar police arrived at the scene and, with the help of...

Mumbai, March 1 The Mumbai municipal body has appealed to citizens to celebrate Holi responsibly by adopting eco-friendly practices and avoiding harm to trees.The Holika Dahan, where a bonfire is lit to celebrate the burning of the demoness, Holika, will be celebrated on Monday evening...

Mumbai, March 1 A major fire broke out at a hotel in south Mumbai shortly after midnight on Sunday, officials said.No injuries were reported in the incident.The fire was reported at 12:57 am at Hotel Babel, located on Walchand Hirachand Road in the city's Fort area, fire brigade officials...

Pilibhit (UP), February 28 A man died after falling asleep inside a warehouse following a fire that broke out due to a short circuit in a village on Saturday, police said.It is suspected that the man died from suffocation as the warehouse in Kankor village was engulfed in flames and toxic...

Hyderabad, February 27 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Friday, directed officials to prepare a Core Urban Act for three corporations within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) limits to replace the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act.He suggested that this new Act should...

Hyderabad, February 27 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday directed officials to focus on sanitation, mosquito control, and food safety in the Core Urban Region here.During a review meeting with officials on improving civic amenities in the Core Urban Region, mainly comprising...

New Delhi, February 27 Northern Railway has expedited the process of installing scanners at stations to screen parcels before loading them onto trains, following the recent fire incident in the parcel van of the New Delhi-Chennai Grand Trunk Express near Wardha in Maharashtra.The zone has...

A fire broke out in the congested Bandipora market early Thursday, causing multiple shops to be gutted and prompting panic, significant losses, and renewed calls for fire safety measures and compensation for affected traders.February 26, Bandipora: At least 14 shops were completely destroyed...

Jaipur, February 23 Over 200 tonnes of explosive material worth approximately Rs 40 crore were recovered from firework warehouses in Baran district of Rajasthan for violating several norms, including storage capacity, officials said on Monday.Superintendent of Police Abhishek Andasu said the...

Jaipur, February 21 A massive fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in the Khairthal district of Rajasthan on Saturday morning, causing panic among residents in the surrounding areas, officials said.The warehouse, located near Champion Chowk in the town of Bhiwadi, reportedly contained large...

Noida, February 18 A fire broke out in a three-story building in Sector 63 here on Wednesday afternoon. No casualties were reported in the incident, officials said.According to Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar, the fire erupted around 2:15 pm in a ground-floor room of the building located near...

New Delhi, February 18 Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has ordered "major penalty" against a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officer for submitting a "false" inspection report, also ordering a vigilance probe against a former director of the agency over alleged misconduct in this connection, officials...

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 and quickly...

Kolkata, February 15 – A fire broke out in a luxury residence in the Tollygunge area of South Kolkata on Sunday afternoon, causing several prominent figures from the West Bengal film industry, who resided there, to come out onto the street below.However, no injuries were reported in the...