New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a major fire at a coaching centre in Uttar Pradesh’s capital, Lucknow, and announced ex gratia for the victims.”Anguished by the loss of lives in a fire mishap in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. My condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest,” he said in a post on X.The Prime Minister also announced financial assistance for the victims’ families.“Rescue opera…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) At least six people were injured after a suspected LPG cylinder explosion led to the collapse of a building in Delhi’s Mukundpur area on Tuesday morning, officials said. The Delhi Fire Service received a distress call at around 9:37 a.m. reporting what appeared to be an explosion, followed by the collapse of a residential structure. Emergency teams were immediately mobilised to the site as rescue operations got underway.According to fire department officials, five fire t…
Ghaziabad, June 2 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in a multi-story residential building located in Ghaziabad’s Avantika Colony, Phase-2, during which three pet dogs lost their lives. During the blaze, four members of the same family became trapped inside their flat; however, the Fire Service safely evacuated them shortly. Tragically, three pet dogs present in the flat died due to asphyxiation.According to officials, the Kotwali Fire Station received an alert around 3:09 a.m. on Tuesday stating t…
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) Five persons died and one other was injured when a collapse occurred during illegal mining activities in Huize County of China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday, officials said.The incident took place at around 4:30 a.m. in Baiwu village of Nagu Town in Huize County, according to local authorities.Emergency response, public security, firefighting, health and natural resources departments from the city of Qujing and Huize County launched rescue operations, pulling out all six tra…
Bhopal/Panna, May 26 (IANS) At least five labourers were buried under tonnes of debris following a sudden soil collapse during well excavation work on Tuesday in Biharpurwa village in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district. One labourer has been confirmed dead, while rescue efforts are continuing intensively to locate the remaining four who are trapped. The tragedy occurred around 11:00 a.m. in Nayapurwa hamlet of Biharpurwa village. Seven labourers had been working for the past 10 days to excavate a w…
Karwar (Karnataka), May 24 (IANS) The death toll in the shellfish tragedy, in which members of a family drowned while collecting shellfish in a river in Karnataka’s Karwar district on Sunday, has risen to 10. Locals rescued three people, while a search is underway for another missing family member.The identities of two other persons are yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.Condoling the deaths, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced Rs 5 lakh compensation each for the families…
Taiyuan, May 23 (IANS) The coal mine accident in north China’s Shanxi Province has left 82 dead, with nine others still trapped, according to Xinhua reporters at the site.The gas explosion occurred on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, with rescue operations currently underway.China has dispatched six national mine emergency rescue teams, totaling 345 personnel with equipment, to assist in rescue efforts following a coal mine gas explosion in Qinyuan County, north China’s Shanx…
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…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, April 30 (IANS) At least four persons have died and more than a dozen others remain missing after a tourist cruise boat carrying around 30–35 passengers capsized and sank near Khamariya Island in the Bargi Dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Thursday evening, officials said.The incident occurred amid a sudden and intense storm accompanied by strong winds, which caused the vessel to lose balance and overturn in the backwaters of the Narmada River. Several pas…
Ghaziabad, April 29 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a flat inside a private residential society in the Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad, gutting at least eight flats and triggering panic among residents, officials said.According to initial reports, the blaze erupted suddenly in a flat within the Gaur Green Avenue society, rapidly spreading to adjoining units and causing significant damage. The full extent of the losses is still being assessed by authorities.As soon as information about the inciden…