Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the popular ‘Levee Bar and Restaurant’ located at the busy Karamtoli Chowk area in Ranchi during the early hours of Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the property and reducing valuables worth several lakhs of rupees to ashes.The incident reportedly took place around 5 A.M and thick black smoke and towering flames rising from the restaurant created panic among local residents and passersby. The fire was so intense that it could be seen from a c…
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the fire incident in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area, describing the tragedy as “extremely distressing” and extending his condolences to families who lost their loved ones.In a post on social media platform X, Home Minister Shah said his thoughts are with those affected by the devastating incident. “The fire incident in Vivek Vihar, Delhi, is extremely distressing. My condolences are with those who have lost th…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Nine people were killed, and several were injured after a massive fire broke out at a four-storey building in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area early on Sunday morning, officials said. According to the police, seven people are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.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, over 10 people were rescued, offici…
Ahmedabad, April 27 (IANS) Around 50 people trapped inside a commercial complex in Ahmedabad were rescued in a coordinated emergency operation on Monday after a fire broke out at Shangrila Arcade near Shyamal Crossroads, with officials crediting the swift response for preventing casualties.The incident was reported at around 10.15 a.m., prompting multiple teams from the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services to rush to the site.Thick smoke quickly spread through the building as flames rose from t…
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…
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…