LIC office in Lucknow gutted
September 14th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) The district office of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the busy Hazratganj area here was gutted in a major fire late Thursday, police said. ... Read more...
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One killed in fire at Maruti car plant
July 19th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 18 (IANS) One person was killed and over two dozen people were injured in a fire in automobile major Maruti's plant at Manesar in Haryana Wednesday as thousands ... 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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Fire destroys Maruti ancillary unit in Gurgaon
June 20th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 20 (IANS) A factory that supplied parts to passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki was gutted in a major fire here Wednesday morning, a fire official said. No one ... 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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Fire in Faridabad paint unit
May 1st, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Faridabad, May 1 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a paint manufacturing unit here Tuesday destroying a large quantity of stored material, an official said.The fire broke out in ... Read more...
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Hand loom weaver charred in fire
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was charred to death inside a handloom shop that caught fire Saturday afternoon in west Delhi, police said.Ramchander, a resident of ... Read more...
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4 killed, 2 injured in north Delhi fire
April 20th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Four members of a family, including two girls, were charred to death in the capital Friday afternoon while two others suffered burn injuries after a ... Read more...
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Workers clash with police, vehicles torched
March 19th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 19 (IANS) Workers of an export unit here clashed with police, setting fire to more than a dozen police and fire brigade vehicles in violence that left many ... Read more...
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Minor fire in LN Hospital, no casualties
March 15th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in a surgical ward of Lok Nayak (LN) hospital in central Delhi Thursday afternoon. There were no casualties, fire officials ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu celebrates Republic Day (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu celebrated the 63rd Republic Day with patriotic fervour Thursday with Governor K. Rosaiah unfurling the national flag at the Marina beach here.Rosaiah also took ... 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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Major fire breaks out in bank, no casualty
June 24th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) Computers and other electronic equipment were destroyed after a major fire broke out in a bank in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district Friday, officials said. No casualty ... Read more...
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Massive fire in Uttar Pradesh factory
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), June 22 (IANS) Goods and equipment worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out in a pesticide factory here Wednesday, an official ... Read more...
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Major fire in leather goods warehouse
May 30th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh), May 30 (IANS) Goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted after a major fire enveloped a warehouse of leather goods in a densely populated area here Monday, ... Read more...
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Blast near Delhi High Court, no casualties (Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) An explosion was heard in the parking lot of the Delhi High Court Wednesday afternoon. The Delhi Police said it was a radiator blast, but ... Read more...
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Fire in Punjab chemical factory
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a chemical factory that was packed with inflammable material in Dera Bassi town of Punjab Sunday, officials said. No casualties ... Read more...
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Major fire in Punjab godown
April 30th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Lalru (Punjab), April 29 (IANS) A major fire broke down in the godown of Oswal Denim Limited, a unit of the Nahar group, here Friday night, the police said.According to ... 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 Mumbai’s slum area
January 1st, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
By RitvickMumbai, Jan.1 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in slum area of Mumbai on Saturday morning.Firemen rushed to the spot to control the situation.A. N. Shinde, Deputy Fire Officer said more ... Read more...
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Man dies after being stuck in elevator
December 22nd, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A 30-year-old man died of suffocation after being stuck in an elevator in north Delhi's Narela industrial area, fire officials said Wednesday.Parmod, a native of Kannauj in ... Read more...
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One killed, two injured in blast at tyre godown in New Delhi
October 6th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, 0ct.6 (ANI): A fireman was killed and two policemen injured while trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in a tyre godown here on Wednesday.Firefighters rushed to the spot ... Read more...
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Firefighter dies battling flames in Delhi (Second Lead)
October 6th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A 59-year-old fire official who was to retire next year died while fighting a blaze in a factory operating illegally Wednesday, an official said.Firefighter Nand Kishore Tiwari, ... Read more...
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Delhi firefighter dies battling flames (Lead)
October 6th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A 59-year-old fire official who was to retire next year died while fighting a blaze in a factory operating illegally here Wednesday, officials said.Twenty-one others suffered varying ... Read more...
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Firefighter dies dousing flames in Delhi
October 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A 59-year-old fire official was killed and 21 officers were injured while extinguishing flames in a residence-cum-factory complex in east Delhi Wednesday, a fire official said. ... Read more...
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Fire at Sanchar Bhawan, none injured
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A fire broke out Friday at the Sanchar Bhawan, which houses the Department of Telecommunications, on Ashoka Road here, Nobody was injured, the fire department said.
The blaze ... Read more...
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Three saved from drowning in Haryana’s Ghaggar rivulet
July 18th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Panchkula (Haryana), July 18 (ANI): In a daring rescue operation, a special squad of divers saved three people from drowning in the raging Ghaggar rivulet in Haryana's Panchkula District.The three men were ... Read more...
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Massive fire in central Delhi tyre market
July 17th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) About 60 shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a central Delhi tyre market early Saturday. However, there were no casualties, an official ... Read more...
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Major fire breaks out at Mumbai shopping mall
May 13th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 13 (ANI): At least 15 fire engines and eight water tankers were rushed to douse out the fire that broke in the famous Heera Panna mall in Andheri, a Mumbai ... Read more...
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Fire engulfs Ajmer battery factory
May 8th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Ajmer (Rajasthan), May 8 (ANI): A massive fire gutted a battery factory in Rajasthan's Ajmer city.Around eight to nine fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control."The factory ... Read more...
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Two Sydney men survive ‘10m-cliff car plunge’
May 2nd, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 2 (ANI): Two Aussie men escaped almost unhurt after their car went down a 10m cliff before cart-wheeling on to railway tracks in Sydney's west.The black Toyota Celica was travelling ... Read more...
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Fire at Indian blade factory
April 26th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
Thane (Maharashtra) Apr 26 (ANI): A massive fire engulfed a blade-making factory in Maharashtra's Thane District, causing losses amounting to millions of rupees late on Sunday night.Locals helped authorities to evacuate people ... Read more...
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Fire at Lajpat Nagar untensils shop
April 19th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): At least 16 fire tenders had to be pressed into service to curb a fire that broke out at a utensils shop in the Central Market of ... 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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Fires break out in two Ghaziabad factories
April 15th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 15 (IANS) Fires broke out in two factories in the trans-Hindon area of Ghaziabad Thursday, officials said.
A minor fire broke out in Khanna Coir Foams Limited around at noon. ... Read more...
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