Two die in septic tank in Bangladesh
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) Two construction workers in Bangladesh died Friday after they inhaled toxic gas while working inside a septic tank in Chittagong city.The workers were trying to clean ... Read more...
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Fire in home ministry, no injuries (Lead)
June 24th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in the home ministry's office at North Block here but was soon brought under control, officials said.The fire erupted ... Read more...
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Mantralaya fire continues second day
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The fire in the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat which claimed two lives, and injured over a dozen more here continued Friday morning, with officials saying the ... Read more...
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Two killed, 16 injured in Mantralaya fire (Intro Night Lead) (With images)
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Two people were killed and 16 others were injured when a major fire swept the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat here Thursday, with officials saying late Thursday ... Read more...
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Two dead in Mantralaya fire
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Two dead bodies were recovered from the sixth floor of the Mantralaya or the Maharashtra secretariat as the fire fighters were late Thursday still engaged in ... Read more...
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Pune mall catches fire, 15 rescued
June 21st, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 21 (IANS) At least 15 customers and staffers were rescued from a major fire that broke out in a shopping mall here Thursday evening, a fire official said."The ... 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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Two fires break out in Kolkata, no casualties
June 16th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Two fires broke out in Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday, in which hundreds of shanties were gutted and a multi-storeyed building was partially damaged. ... Read more...
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13 injured in Delhi fire
June 6th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) As many as 13 people, including a five-year-old girl, suffered burn injuries after a cooking cylinder caught fire in a residential building here Wednesday morning, ... Read more...
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Major fire in Lucknow factory
May 29th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a 'gutka' factory here Monday, destroying all the stock and raw material stored there, police said. Though the workers were ... 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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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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10 dead as Dominican boat capsizes
February 5th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, Feb 5 (IANS) As many as 10 people died when a boat carrying about 60 Dominican migrants capsized off the country's eastern coast, an official said.The wooden boat ... Read more...
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500 dwellings gutted in Delhi slum fire
January 31st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Nearly 500 dwellings were gutted Tuesday morning in a fire broke that out in a densely populated slum at Ghazipur in east Delhi. However, no ... Read more...
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Blaze at IGI cargo terminal, offices gutted (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 9:03 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 offices of several airlines. ... 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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15 dead in Myanmar warehouse blast (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Dec 29 (IANS) A huge explosion early Thursday at a warehouse on the outskirts of Yangon left at least 15 people dead, among them five women, officials said.The blast ... Read more...
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House fire kills two, one critical
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A 42-year-old woman and her son were burnt to death while her husband was critically injured in a fire that broke out in their house ... Read more...
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Woman crushed to death by elevator
December 9th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) A woman in the US was crushed to death while trying to climb out of an elevator that was stuck between floors.Annette Lujan, 48, was half ... Read more...
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Car catches fire on Akbar Road
November 21st, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A car caught fire on the Akbar Road in the high security central Delhi area Monday, police said. The driver escaped unhurt.The Hyundai Accent suddenly ... Read more...
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One construction worker killed
November 4th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) One construction worker was buried under mud and another injured when they were digging the earth in the basement of a shop in Paharganj area ... Read more...
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Blaze in Delhi eatery
October 26th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A restaurant in south Delhi caught fire Wednesday evening during Diwali festivities, fire officials said. No one was injured in the accident as the eatery ... Read more...
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Minor boy dies in ceiling collapse
September 19th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was crushed to death and seven others were injured when the ceiling of a house under construction in north Delhi collapsed Sunday, ... Read more...
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Suspicious bag outside IT office triggers panic
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An unattended bag found by a passer-by outside the Income Tax office off the upscale commercial district of Connaught Place in New Delhi area ... Read more...
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Fire in Connaught Place doused, no injuries
July 19th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A fire broke out in the Life Insurance Corporation's (LIC) office in the upscale commercial district of Connaught Place here Tuesday, a fire official ... Read more...
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Building collapses in Ghaziabad
July 16th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 16 (IANS) A four-storey under-construction building collapsed here Saturday, an official said, adding operations are on to rescue people trapped under the debris.The building was coming up in ... Read more...
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Major fire at Delhi power station (Lead)
July 3rd, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a power sub-station near Rajghat in central Delhi Sunday, officials said. No casualty was reported.The incident took place at ... Read more...
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Small fire in Nirman Bhawan doused (Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in the Nirman Bhawan complex in central Delhi that houses the offices of several ministries Thursday but was quickly ... Read more...
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Labourer killed as wall collapses
May 24th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A 60-year-old labourer was killed and three injured as the wall of an under-construction building in west Delhi collapsed, a fire official said."We received a ... Read more...
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Fire in Delhi factory
May 20th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a printing press-cum-plastic factory in east Delhi Thursday afternoon after a short-circuit in a generator, a fire official said. ... Read more...
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Three killed in Delhi building collapse (Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 17th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Three people were killed and one injured when an under-construction building in west Delhi collapsed Tuesday, police and fire officers said. At least two people ... Read more...
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Two killed in Delhi building collapse
May 17th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Two people were killed and one injured when an under-construction building in east Delhi collapsed Tuesday, a fire official said."The incident took place at 4.20 ... Read more...
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Fire engulfs saddle-making factory in Kanpur
May 3rd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
Kanpur, May 3 (ANI): A massive fire engulfed a small saddle-making factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Tuesday.According to local reports, half a dozen fire engines reached the spot as soon ... Read more...
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How many were caught in shoe factory fire? (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Confusion prevailed Friday over how many people were working in the Delhi shoe factory when it caught fire two days ago, killing at least 10 ... Read more...
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Smoke and debris: Gutted shoe factory still hot
April 29th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Debris and inflammable material was lying around and smoke still rising Friday morning as fire fighters worked through the night to cool down a shoe ... Read more...
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