Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at a private hospital in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area on Tuesday, but the patients were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported, officials said.It was learnt that the fire broke out following a short circuit in the air-conditioning at one of the operation theatres of the Anandalok Hospital. Soon, all patients were moved out of the building and shifted to a separate hospital building. There was no report of any injury or death in the fire. The…
Latest firefighters News & Updates
Ghaziabad, April 16 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in a slum cluster and adjoining scrap warehouse in the Kanawani area under Indirapuram police station limits of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Thursday, triggering panic among residents and prompting a swift response from the district administration.According to officials, the blaze erupted in an area where around 150–200 shanties are located, along with units engaged in scrap-related work, which may have contributed to the rapid spread of flam…
Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Five people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion at a house in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Sathya Sai district on Wednesday, police said.The incident occurred in Kummaravandla Palli village of Kadiri mandal.Detonators and gas cylinders, stored in the house of a worker, exploded, demolishing the entire house. Some adjoining houses were also damaged in the huge explosion.At least five people died in the explosion, while 20 others were injured. The injured were admi…
Seoul, April 12 (IANS) A fire broke out at a cold storage warehouse in a southwestern county on Sunday, leaving two firefighters dead as the blaze intensified during rescue operations, South Korean authorities said. The fire started at around 8:25 am at a fisheries processing company’s warehouse in the county of Wando, South Jeolla Province, prompting authorities to mobilise more than 100 firefighters. It was extinguished after about three hours, according to the Wando Fire Station, Yonhap News …
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 York, March 23 (IANS) The pilot and the co-pilot were killed as an Air Canada Express plane flying from Montreal collided with a ground vehicle upon landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Xinhua reported, citing local media.Operations at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were suspended after the collision. Air Canada Express CRJ-900 aircraft collided with a ground vehicle on Runway 4, triggering an emergency response and a complete ground stop. The aircraft, operated by Air Canada Express and a…
Seoul, March 21 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday visited the site of a fire at an automobile parts plant in the central city of Daejeon to inspect relief efforts and meet with bereaved families and victims.Lee made the visit a day after the blaze, which left at least 14 people dead and 59 others injured, including two firefighters, reports Yonhap news agency.He was briefed on the casualties and ongoing disaster response, and urged fire authorities to take measures to prev…
Daejeon, March 21 (IANS) Ten people have been killed and four others are still reported missing in a large fire at a car parts plant in South Korea’s Daejeon, authorities said Saturday. Another 59 people suffered serious or slight injuries.Firefighters have been searching for the four people who were unaccounted for when the blaze started.One of the bodies was found on the second floor of the factory and nine others were found on the third floor, according to authorities.A total of 170 workers w…
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…
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…