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…
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New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi’s Leader of the Opposition Atishi, along with other AAP legislators, staged a protest outside the Assembly on Tuesday, alleging that despite a Rs 1 lakh crore budget, the government has failed to provide even a single ladder for the Fire Department. The AAP leaders displayed posters reading: “Budget: Rs 1 lakh crore. Fire Brigade ke paas seedhi: 1 bhi nahi”, highlighting their concerns over inadequate fire safety infrastructure.Talking to IANS, Atishi criticised …
Indore, March 20 (IANS) The recent fire incident in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore that claimed eight human lives has already raised several questions, including the absence of any regulation for setting up electric vehicle charging stations, a survivor and member of the aggrieved family, Saurabh Pugalia, claimed on Friday that the electric car, which exploded during the incident, was not connected with the charging point, will be investigated by the police. The preliminary investigation by the Indore …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, visited the family affected by the devastating fire in Delhi’s Palam area and alleged that lapses by the fire department may have contributed to the loss of lives, while also accusing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers of creating disturbances at the site.The blaze, which broke out in a multi-storey building in Ram Market in the Palam area on Wednesday morning, claimed at least nine lives and left several o…
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…
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…