Karachi factory had several emergency exits, all locked
September 13th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 13 (IANS) The factory in this Pakistani port city where as many as 289 people were killed in a major fire had several emergency exits, but all of ... Read more...
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33 people rescued from flash floods in Kashmir
September 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) Thirty-three people caught in flash floods were rescued after a seven-hour operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district Sunday, an official said.Aamir Ali, incharge of the ... Read more...
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Gunman kills five in New York, shot dead (Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) A gunman Friday shot dead at least five people in front of the Empire State Building in New York, but was later killed by police, ... Read more...
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Turtle taped to balloons freed from a tree
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Reports say that a turtle was found taped in a balloon at a eucalyptus tree which is located at the sea shores at southern California. The Humane ... Read more...
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Home ministry fire was caused by cigarette stub, reveals RTI
August 15th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The fire that broke out at the union home ministry in June was caused by a burning bidi or cigarette stub thrown on waste paper ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: Subject down! Subject down!, yelled cop
August 6th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Police radio dispatches show the tension that build up when a man opened fire, killing six people at a gurdwara in a Milwaukee suburb. The gunman ... Read more...
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Court issues arrest warrant against CAB joint secretary
July 11th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) A city court Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Biswarup Dey in a complaint made by the West Bengal fire ... Read more...
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UP orders digitization of government records
July 4th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) In the aftermath of the terrible fire that swept through the Mantralaya in Mumbai, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the digitization of all important official ... Read more...
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Tyre warehouse in Haryana gutted in fire
June 30th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 30 (IANS) A tyre warehouse in Haryana was gutted in a major fire Saturday. No one was injured in the incident, an official said.The warehouse, built on 2.5 ... Read more...
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Chavan takes stock of Mantralaya fire
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, taking stock of the situation after a fire ravaged the state secretariat, Friday said all efforts will be made to normalise ... Read more...
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Lohan in health scare
June 16th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 16 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan reportedly fell unconscious at a hotel room, following which paramedics were immediately called in.The "Mean Girls" star sparked health fears after ... Read more...
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Fire in finance ministry office, no casualties
June 7th, 2012 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) A fire broke out in two rooms of the finance ministry office at North Block here early Thursday. While no casualties have been reported, office ... Read more...
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Thousands left homeless as jhuggis gutted in Delhi
June 1st, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Around a thousand people were left homeless as about 250 jhuggis (shacks) were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the old quarters ... Read more...
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Furniture worth lakhs gutted in Chandigarh fire
May 15th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Furniture worth several lakhs of rupees was gutted in a major fire that engulfed a furniture market in Chandigarh late night and could be controlled only ... Read more...
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14 killed in Peru drug rehab fire
May 6th, 2012 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Lima, May 6 (IANS) A massive fire at a drug rehabilitation centre near Peru's capital Lima killed at least 14 people Saturday, officials said.The fire broke out on the first ... Read more...
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Odisha officer dies during scuba diving
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) An Odisha fire department officer Thursday drowned during scuba diving training in Mahanadi river in Cuttack, an official said.Assistant fire officer Sailendra Mohanty, 49, was one ... Read more...
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One dead, over 100 injured in US tent collapse
April 29th, 2012 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) At least one person was killed and over 100 others were injured in a US city after a large tent collapsed in a stormy weather, a ... Read more...
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Ammonia leak: Disaster averted in Agartala
April 19th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 19 (IANS) A prompt response from fire service personnel averted a major disaster here after they successfully contained an Ammonia gas leak from a local cold storage, officials ... Read more...
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Court orders provisional use of Kotla for IPL matches (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to issue a provisional occupancy certificate to enable the staging of Indian Premier League-5 ... Read more...
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Major fire on 10th floor of South Kolkata building (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) A major fire broke out on the 10th floor of a multi-storied building in South Kolkata's posh business hub of Chowringhee Thursday evening. It was extinguished ... Read more...
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Major fire at multi-storied building in South Kolkata
March 29th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a multi-storied building in South Kolkata's posh business hub of Chowringhee Thursday, the fire department said.Ten fire tenders were pressed ... 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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Teen dies at Brazil amusement park
February 26th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Feb 26 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old Brazilian girl died when she flew out of her seat in a free-fall attraction at an amusement park in the Brazilian city 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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Priest gunned down in Guatemala
January 28th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Jan 28 (IANS/EFE) A Catholic priest in the southeastern Guatemalan province of Santa Rosa was fatally shot Friday after a road accident, authorities said.The Rev. David Donis died ... 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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Mamata asks police, fire, KMC to work together for public safety
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked police, fire department and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to work together to ensure public safety in ... Read more...
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Two fires in Kolkata, no casualties (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The fire department was kept on its toes on the first day of 2012 as two blazes broke out in different parts of Kolkata Sunday. No ... Read more...
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Bengal hospitals to have fire safety officers
December 28th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The West Bengal government is mulling to mandate the appointment of fire safety officers in hospitals in the state in the wake of the AMRI ... Read more...
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An RTI query which may have averted AMRI blaze
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Had the West Bengal government bothered to reply to a query about the city's AMRI Hospital under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the devastating fire ... Read more...
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Mamata defends fire department inaction on AMRI
December 14th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Defending the fire department's inaction after the AMRI hospital failed to honour an affidavit for removing combustible material from its basement, West Bengal Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Inflammatory objects in AMRI basement made fire deadly: Minister
December 13th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) The fire at Kolkata's AMRI hospital, which has claimed 93 lives, became deadly due the combustible substances stacked in the building's basement, a West Bengal ... Read more...
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AMRI flouted affidavit promising to clear basesment: Minister
December 12th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) The inferno at the AMRI hospital that took 93 lives could have been averted had the fire department not "trusted" an affidavit given by the hospital ... Read more...
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Hospital basement was meant for car park: Kolkata mayor
December 10th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Was the basement from where the fire started in the annexe building of AMRI hospital wrongly used by the hospital authorities? The Kolkata mayor has claimed ... Read more...
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Five hurt in Delhi roof collapse
December 4th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Five people, including two children and a woman, were injured when the roof of a building under construction collapsed in west Delhi Sunday, police said.The ... Read more...
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