Surat, March 11 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in the Sachin industrial area of Surat on Wednesday, triggering a series of explosions and initiating a large emergency response, officials said. The blaze erupted at a warehouse belonging to Aether Industries located in the Hoziwala compound in Sachin GIDC, where large quantities of chemicals were reportedly stored.Preliminary information indicated that several chemical drums caught fire, leading to repeated explosion…
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Ghaziabad, March 6 (IANS) Panic spread in the area after a massive fire broke out on Thursday night in a paint factory and a scrap warehouse in the Mainapur Industrial Area located on Meerut Road in Ghaziabad. The fire was so intense that thick black smoke could be seen from a distance.As soon as the fire department received the information about the blaze, several teams reached the spot and managed to bring the fire under control after strenuous efforts. Fortunately, there were no casualties in…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 3 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in Maharashtra’s Hina Nagar locality of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, affecting residents, who allege that delayed response from the Fire department worsened the situation. The blaze quickly engulfed several homes, destroying property and causing significant financial losses.”We have lost a lot. All three of our homes were set ablaze. If the Fire brigade had arrived on time, our homes wouldn’t have been burnt. They came lat…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A grieving family has alleged gross negligence after 25-year-old Kamal Dhayani died when his bike plunged into a deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in West Delhi’s Janakpuri, with his mother and brother recalling his final moments and blaming the absence of safety measures. Kamal’s mother, Shanti, said her son had spoken to her shortly before the accident.”He (Kamal) called me around 12 o’clock and said he was on his way home. After that, I kept calling him, but …
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) A temporary Dial-112 emergency response call centre of Telangana Police handled over 500 emergency calls during ‘Sammakka Saralamma Jatara’ at Medaram in Mulugu district.The temporary facility operated from January 18 to 31 to ensure a swift emergency response and enhanced public safety during the Jatara, the largest tribal festival in Asia.Telangana Integrated Command Control Centre (TGICCC) said on Sunday that the temporary facility was equipped with two dispatch desks …
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) The death toll in the Anandapur warehouse fire on the southern outskirts of Kolkata reached 23 on Thursday with over 25 people still missing, sources said. Meanwhile, the fire department and forensic team have submitted their preliminary report on the incident. The report states that the fire did not originate from the Wow Momo factory, but from the adjacent ill-fated Pushpanjali decorator’s warehouse.Although the Pushpanjali warehouse owner, Gangadhar Das, who was arreste…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) The death toll in the fire that broke out in two warehouses in Anandapur, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, has reached 21, said the police on Wednesday. At the same time, about 27 people are still missing, and a search is on to trace them.Meanwhile, police have arrested Gangadhar Das, the owner of the burnt-down Pushpanjali decorator’s warehouse. He was arrested on charges of death due to negligence.On Wednesday, he was produced before a court, which remanded him to p…
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) An anonymous threat to blow up the Ahmedabad rural court triggered panic and heightened security measures in the area, prompting an immediate response from security agencies and the district administration.Soon after the threatening message was received, multiple fire department vehicles rushed to the court, and senior fire officials, along with emergency response teams, were deployed on site.Firefighters were placed on high alert to deal with any untoward incident. Poli…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) The death toll in the fire that broke out in two warehouses in Anandapur in the southern outskirts of Kolkata has reached 16, said the police on Wednesday. At the same time, several people are still missing, and a search is on to trace them.Meanwhile, police have arrested Gangadhar Das, the owner of the burnt-down decorator’s warehouse. He was arrested on charges of death due to negligence.The decorator’s warehouse was adjacent to a Momo company’s warehouse, which was also…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Thirty-two hours have passed and there are still pocket fires in the twin warehouses of Anandapur in east Kolkata. The death toll has risen to eight and several people are still missing. Director General of the Fire Department revealed that the warehouse didn’t have adequate fire safety measures and was operating without the fire department’s authorisation. Almost 32 hours after the incident, state fire minister Sujit Bose visited the site on Tuesday morning.BJP MLA Ashok …