Two more AMRI hospital directors get bail
March 28th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted bail to two directors of the AMRI Hospital who spent nearly four months in custody after they were arrested for ... Read more...
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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage (Lead)
March 25th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Kolkata continued to play with fire when the record room of the West Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was destroyed in a blaze Sunday. ... Read more...
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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage
March 25th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Kolkata continued to play with fire when the record room of the West Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was destroyed by a blaze Sunday. ... Read more...
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Mamata sniffs sabotage, orders probe into Kolkata fire
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Hinting that the devastating fire at Kolkata's age-old Hatibagan market Thursday could have been deliberately caused, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a ... Read more...
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Major fire in Kolkata, no casualties so far
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS)A large number of shops were destroyed in a major fire that broke out in Kolkata's age-old Hatibagan market in the early hours Thursday. No casualties have ... Read more...
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Tension brews over smoke at city hospital
March 21st, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Smoke billowing from the emergency ward of the state-run SSKM Hospital here Wednesday led to several patients being shifted outside for their safety, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Korean ship catches fire, one injured
March 17th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) A sailor was injured in a fire broke which broke out in a South Korean oil tanker while leaving the Mumbai docks Saturday, a fire official ... Read more...
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Tibetan monk self-immolates in China
March 15th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) A Tibetan monk Wednesday set himself alight in China's Qinghai province but survived due to timely efforts by his temple's security guards, officials said.Jamyang Palden, a ... Read more...
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Shops, houses gutted in Bangladesh fire
March 13th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) At least 17 shops and six houses were Tuesday gutted in a fire in Bangladesh's Chittagong port city, officials said.The blaze at the Steel Mill Bazar ... Read more...
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14th century castle gutted in blaze
March 13th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) A 14th century castle in Slovakia was gutted in fire which was sparked by two children trying their first cigarette.According to the police, two boys ... Read more...
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Violence in Anantnag after youth run over by army vehicle (Lead)
March 10th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 10 (IANS) Two policemen were injured as violence erupted in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town Saturday after a young man was run over by an army vehicle, police ... Read more...
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Flights hit as fire erupts at Bangladesh airport
March 1st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) Many flights were cancelled after a fire broke out Thursday at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Bangladesh's Chittagong city. There were, however, no casualties.Rajib Kanti ... Read more...
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Woman accused of burning one of world’s oldest trees
March 1st, 2012 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, March 1 (IANS/EFE) American authorities announced Wednesday that they had arrested a 26-year-old woman for burning down The Senator, one of the world's most ancient trees at some 3,500 ... Read more...
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Two die in fire at Brazil’s Antarctic base
February 26th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 26 (IANS) Two Brazilian navy personnel were killed and one injured in a fire that broke out at the country's Antarctic research base Saturday, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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Another AMRI hospital director granted bail
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Gynaecologist and AMRI Hospital director Pranab Dasgupta was Thursday granted bail by a court here in the fire tragedy case at the medical facility which claimed ... Read more...
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Brazilian aircraft carrier catches fire; 1 dead
February 23rd, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (IANS/EFE) One sailor died and two suffered burns in a fire Wednesday aboard the aircraft carrier Sao Paulo, the only warship of its type ... Read more...
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4 killed, 40 trapped as fire sweeps cracker factory
February 20th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Solapur (Maharashtra), Feb 20 (IANS) At least four women were burnt alive while another 40 were trapped as a fire broke out in a fire cracker factory in a village ... Read more...
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Fire guts 200 shanties in Bangladesh
February 19th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IANS) A fire that swept through a slum in near Dhaka early Sunday gutted at least 200 shanties, police said.The fire broke out around 5.30 a.m. at ... Read more...
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Seven die in fire near Hyderabad
February 18th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Seven people were killed and about 100 huts were gutted Saturday in a massive fire which erupted after cooking gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of ... Read more...
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150 cats die in Beijing blaze
February 18th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) An early morning fire at the house of an elderly animal lover killed about 150 stray cats she had looked after over the years, a media ... Read more...
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Honduras prison fire: President vows full investigation
February 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) The fire that killed more than 300 inmates at the Comayagua prison farm in central Honduras will be investigated with full transparency and "international observation", President ... Read more...
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350 dead in Honduras prison fire (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 15 (IANS) At least 350 prisoners have been killed in a blaze that broke out at a jail in the central American nation of Honduras, Xinhua reported.The prison, ... Read more...
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272 dead in Honduras prison fire
February 15th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 15 (IANS) At least 272 inmates have been killed in a blaze at a prison in the central American nation of Honduras, Xinhua reported.The prison, with around 800 ... Read more...
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Mother, three kids burnt to death in Pakistan
February 12th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) A woman and her three children died in a fire in a Pakistani village in Punjab province, Geo News reported Sunday.The tragic incident occurred late Saturday ... Read more...
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Girl dies, five injured in Srinagar blaze
February 8th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) A seven-year-old girl died of burn injuries and five others were admitted to hospital in a critical condition after a fire in Srinagar Wednesday morning, police ... Read more...
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70 shanties gutted in fire
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A major fire gutted more than 70 shanties Friday afternoon in Patel Nagar area of central Delhi, said an official.The fire broke out around 1.30 ... Read more...
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Uphaar tragedy: Court seeks file on Amod Kanth (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday called for a file on former Delhi police officer Amod Kanth while hearing a plea seeking sanction to prosecute him ... Read more...
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Hundreds battle forest fire in China
January 28th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 800 firefighters, policemen and villagers were battling to put out a raging forest fire that broke out in the mountains in southwest China.The inferno ... Read more...
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AMRI fire heroes to be rewarded
January 25th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) The S.K. Birla Group and the Bharat Sevashram Sangha has joined hands to reward some of the local youngsters who risked their lives to save a ... Read more...
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Man rams tanker into ex-wife’s house
January 23rd, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 23 (IANS) An estranged husband in Britain made his wife run for life as he tried to blow up her house by ramming it with a fuel tanker.Christine ... Read more...
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AMRI director refused bail
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A court Friday refused bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, arrested in connection with the Dec 9 fire incident in the high-cost health facility that ... Read more...
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A month on, AMRI victims’ kin still fighting for justice
January 8th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A month after a blaze at the AMRI Hospital claimed 94 lives, the families of the victims are yet to come to terms with the ... Read more...
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Fire in Shastri Bhawan
January 7th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A major fire broke out at Shastri Bhawan, which houses many ministries, in central Delhi Saturday morning, police said. No injuries have been reported.The blaze ... Read more...
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Major fire at IGI cargo terminal, offices gutted
January 5th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A major fire broke out at one of the cargo terminals of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport early Thursday, gutting the offices of several ... Read more...
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Plane crashes while fighting Argentina forest fire
January 5th, 2012 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (IANS/EFE) A plane being used to fight a forest fire in Argentina crashed Wednesday but the pilot survived, officials said.The plane was fighting the fire in ... Read more...
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