Massive fire in Dubai perfume factory
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:26 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 23 (IANS) A major perfume factory in Dubai was gutted in a huge fire Wednesday along with four warehouses, according to media reports. There were, however, no casualties ... Read more...
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Officials, ambulances to go free on Yamuna Expressway
August 10th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) If you feel paying Rs.510 per round trip on your car on the newly opened Yamuna Expressway is steep, then try hitch hiking with any ... 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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Bustle back at Israeli embassy car blast site
February 14th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A day after an Israeli embassy car carrying the wife of a defence attache was targeted in a terror attack, the morning bustle seemed to be ... Read more...
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Bengal government comes down hard on ‘callous’ hospital
December 9th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, other ministers, the Kolkata mayor and security officials ripped apart the AMRI Hospital authorities for "callousness", "negligence" and for ... Read more...
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Train fire accident to be probed
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Eastern Circle, will probe the fire accident on the Howrah-Dehradun Express in Jharkhand, in which seven people were killed ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in plastic factory in Faridabad
April 16th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Faridabad, Apr 16 (ANI): A major fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing unit Bright Brothers Limited in Faridabad on Saturday.The incident took place at around 5.30 a.m.The fire spread quickly across ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in Kanpur battery factory
March 30th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
Kanpur, Mar 30 (ANI): A fire broke out in a battery factory in a densely populated area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Wednesday.At least 12 fire brigades were rushed to the ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in furniture warehouses in Thane
February 28th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Thane, Feb 28 (ANI): A fire broke out in furniture warehouses in Thane, Maharashtra, on Monday , causing huge losses.Mohammad Ansari, a shopkeeper, said: "Lots of cars, papers and other things have ... Read more...
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Six-storey building collapses in Gurgaon
February 17th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon , Feb 17 (ANI) : A six-storey building under construction collapsed in Gurgaon, in New Delhi on Thursday.Two people were trapped in the debris.Police and fire brigades were rushed ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in Jaipur’s chemical factory
November 30th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
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factory located in Sudershanpura industrial area here today.Around 10 to15 fire tenders ... Read more...
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China makes its first indigenous fire trucks
November 1st, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) China has built its first ever indigenous fire trucks and will release these to the provinces early next year. The country had earlier either imported or modified ordinary ... Read more...
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Another 26 NATO tankers burnt in Nowshera in Pak following air strike standoff
October 7th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Sep 7 (ANI): In the latest attack on convoys in Pakistan carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, insurgents have torched at least 26 NATO oil tankers at Khairabad area in ... Read more...
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Games lane restrictions on Saturday
September 24th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The exclusive Commonwealth Games (CWG) lanes between Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Games Village will remain closed to the public on Saturday, Delhi Traffic Police said.
As ... Read more...
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Delhiites all set for dedicated CWG lanes
September 24th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Commuters in Delhi prepared themselves for traffic problems Friday with lanes for the Commonwealth Games being closed for a few hours to facilitate athletes and their trainers ... Read more...
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Violence in Jamshedpur over death of two boys
July 28th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by ANI
Jamshedpur, July 28 (ANI): Violence erupted in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city on Wednesday following the death of two young boys in the Jugsalai Phatak area.The boys were smashed by a truck, while they ... Read more...
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Fire guts property worth millions in Meerut
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Meerut (UP), June 2 (ANI): Properties worth millions of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out at a cricket bat-making factory in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut city on Wednesday.About eight ... Read more...
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Topless fire fighter poses nude again for ZOO Weekly
May 24th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 24 (ANI): Fire-fighter Tash Bennett has gone topless again again, but this time it's for a men's magazine, not to fight a fire.The 27-year-old was praised earlier this month, ... Read more...
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Hundreds of shanties gutted in New Delhi
April 18th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): Over hundreds of shanties were burnt down due to a huge fire that broke out early on Sunday morning in New Delhi's Shalimar Bagh locality.Reportedly, the fire ... Read more...
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40 cars gutted in Mysore fire
February 21st, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by ANI
Mysore, Feb 21 (ANI): A major fire broke out on Sunday evening at a parking arena in Hebbal industrial area of Mysore gutting over 40 cars.The mishap happened in a parking lot ... Read more...
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Boiler blast injures four in Amritsar
September 30th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Sep 30 (ANI): At least four people including a woman were injured when a boiler in a butter factory exploded here early on Wednesday.The impact of the ... Read more...
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Hoax bomb call causes panic in Delhi
September 8th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.8 (ANI): There was panic in Delhi following anonymous call that bombs were placed at three important buildings--Vikas Minar, NDMC building and Safdarjang Hospital.Police received the anonymous call at ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in illegal petroleum products godown in West Bengal
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri (West Bengal), Sep 3(ANI): A blazing fire broke out in an unauthorised godown in Siliguri on Thursday, where thousands of illegal petroleum products were stored for long.The fire broke out ... Read more...
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School run by former Air India bombing suspect destroyed in fire
July 31st, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, July 31 (IANS) A school being run by a society set up by Ripudaman Singh Malik, a suspect acquitted in the Air India Kanishka bombing, was destroyed in a fire. Arson ... Read more...
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Massive fire leaves 100 small shops gutted in Kanpur
May 31st, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Kanpur, May 31 (ANI): At least 100 small shops were gutted in massive fire causing damage worth millions of rupees in Kanpur.Fire gripped the market area having small-small shops situated at ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out at Ram Vilas Paswan’s residence
May 13th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Fire broke out at the official residence of Union Steel, Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday.Although none was injured in the mishap that ... Read more...
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Major fire erupts at plastic factory in Gurgaon
May 6th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, May 6 (ANI): A Major fire on Wednesday destroyed property worth millions at a plastic factory in Gurgaon, but there were no casualties.The fire broke out in the morning hours at ... Read more...
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Massive fire guts down over hundred shops in Jodhpur
March 18th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Jodhpur, Mar 18 (ANI): A massive fire gutted down over hundred shops in Jodhpur during the early morning hours of Wednesday.Eyewitnesses said that 150-200 shops were completely destroyed.Residents said that the ... Read more...
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Mumbai terrorists did not have enough explosive: NSG Chief
November 30th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Nov .30 (ANI): The Director General of National Security Guards (NSG) J K Dutt today said that the terrorists at the Taj Palace hotel of Mumbai did not ... Read more...
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London-bound Air India flight makes an emergency landing
October 11th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): A London-bound Air India aircraft was forced to return to Delhi after being airborne for 30 minutes as the pilot detected smoke in the cabin on ... Read more...
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Australia may soon introduce ‘fire-proof’ cigarettes
March 27th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, March 27 (ANI): A meeting of emergency services ministers in Canberra on Wednesday deliberated upon the need for introducing fire-proof cigarettes that get extinguished on their own as the smoker ... Read more...
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Property worth million damaged in a warehouse fire in Uttar Pradesh
March 16th, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by admin
Koparganj (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 16 (ANI): Property worth millions was damaged in a fire in a cotton warehouse in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.No casualties have been reported.The fire that sparked due ... Read more...
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Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal gutted
March 2nd, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar.2 (ANI): Over 1000 huts inhabited by Bhutanese refugees were gutted by a fire in the Goldhap refugee camp in Nepal's Jhapa District on Saturday evening.
The fire started at around 6:30 ... Read more...
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8 dead in Ahmedabad building collapse
February 3rd, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by admin
Kalupur (Gujarat), Feb 3 (ANI): At least eight people were reported to be killed and several others were injured after a hotel building collapsed in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad on Sunday.Around ... Read more...
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Fire at Grand hotel in New Delhi
January 26th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): A major fire broke at a five-star luxury hotel 'The Grand' in the city on Saturday.The fire broke out at around 12.50 pm in the kitchen area ... Read more...
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