New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) Harsh Malhotra, on Sunday, expressed distress over the residential building fire in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, calling the incident “very unfortunate”. He further informed that the injured are currently stable. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building at around 4 a.m., after which 14 fire engines were dispatched to the scene. During the rescue and relief operations, 15 people were rescued, officials said. Nine people, including a todd…
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) As a devastating fire incident in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar claimed the lives of nine people, fire officials reported that rescue and relief operations were hindered because the fire broke out early in the morning, and the protective grills made it difficult to gain entry and evacuate the occupants. Fire Officer Mukesh Verma, speaking to IANS, stated that 14 fire brigade vehicles rushed to the scene immediately upon receiving the report of the blaze.The information about the fi…
Patna, May 1 (IANS) A tense situation unfolded on Friday evening at Simri Bakhtiyarpur Railway Station when smoke suddenly began billowing from the power car of train No. 14603 (Up) Jansadharan Express, which was en route from Saharsa to Amritsar. The incident triggered panic among passengers, leading to a brief period of chaos.According to eyewitnesses, thick smoke rose from beneath the power car due to the brakes binding. Alarmed by the situation, passengers immediately pulled the …
Indore, March 28 (IANS) In a heart-wrenching incident, a four-year-old boy named Chirag died after a sudden fire broke out in the car he was sitting in at Simrol police station area in Indore on Saturday morning. The tragic accident occurred near Shell City on the Indore-Khandwa road.Chirag had accompanied his father, Sanjay Badhiya, who works as a mechanic, for an outing. Sanjay was working on a DJ sound system vehicle parked in front of Shell City when the fire suddenly erupted in the car wher…
Ahmedabad, March 26 (IANS) Around 50 residents were safely rescued after a fire broke out in a residential high-rise in Ahmedabad’s Shela area on Thursday morning, with officials crediting the building’s fire safety systems and a swift response for preventing casualties.The incident was reported at about 7.58 a.m. in flat C-302 on the third floor at the Sky City building near O7 Road.According to fire officials, flames spread to the upper floor, and thick smoke quickly filled multiple levels…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Friday condemned the political rhetoric and gimmickry employed by the Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi Convener Saurabh Bharadwaj over the tragic death of people in a blaze in Uttam Nagar. Sachdeva stated that the manner in which Bharadwaj incited violence at a condolence meeting on Thursday, and the dramatic spectacle he staged at a press conference on Friday, complete with a shroud tied around his head and a funeral bier.He said the AA…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) A fire broke out in Anandapur area in southern outskirts of Kolkata, said the police on Tuesday. This time a fire broke out in the factory of a famous cake manufacturing company. However, there is no report of any injury. An investigation into the incident has been started.According to the police, the cake manufacturing company has a factory in EM bypass. The incident occurred when the work was going on in the factory on Monday night.After spotting fire, the worker…
Jaipur, Feb 18 (IANS) Panic spread at Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management and Gramothan (SKIT) in Jagatpura, Jaipur, on Wednesday after the college received a bomb threat via email.Following the threat, the college administration immediately evacuated students and staff from the campus as a precautionary measure.Police, fire brigade teams, and the bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot and launched a full-scale search operation across the campus.According to officials, the email…
Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (IANS) The collapse of a balcony slab in the Sukhram Nagar slum quarters of Amraiwadi locality in Gujarat on Wednesday morning led to a major rescue operation, with the fire brigade personnel safely evacuating 58 residents trapped inside the dilapidated building, officials said.The incident occurred at approximately 08:15 am when a portion of the balcony slab of a G+2 residential building gave way.The falling debris blocked the principal access route to the structure, hindering…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Just days after a biker lost his life after falling into a pit in Delhi’s Janakpuri, another fatal accident has been reported from the national capital, where a labourer died after falling into an uncovered manhole in the Begumpur area of Rohini Sector 32, police said on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Birju, a native of Samastipur district in Bihar. Police stated that the sewer lid was allegedly left open on a vacant piece of land belonging to …