New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that he and his family were not present at their New Delhi residence when the fire broke out earlier in the day. He said that the cause of the fire was a short circuit, which damaged a few household items. He informed that he was in Patna along with his family and thanked everyone for their concern.In a post on X, Prasad said, “Today, a fire broke out in an outer room of my Delhi residence, possibly due to a short circuit, whi…
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Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Gangasagar Mela ground on Friday, gutting several temporary shelters on Sagardwip island in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, officials said.The annual Gangasagar Mela began on Friday, and the fire broke out in the early hours.Several temporary shanties and tents set up for housing pilgrims visiting the Sagar Islands during the auspicious occasion were burnt completely. However, fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far because o…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Three people were killed in a massive fire that broke out on the second floor of the Delhi Metro staff quarters in Adarsh Nagar early on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Ajay (42), Neelam (38), and their 10-year-old daughter, Janhvi.According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), they received information at around 02:39 a.m. about a fire on the second floor of one of the buildings in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) staff quarters in Adarsh Nagar.A team of fi…