Elderly woman killed in Delhi fire
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A woman was killed here Sunday on the second floor of a building when a fire broke out in a shop on the ground floor, ... Read more...
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Let civic agency manage Delhi’s water supply: Mayor
July 6th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) At a time when the national capital is reeling under a water crisis, mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation Meera Aggarwal Friday said ... Read more...
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Autistic teenager dies as tanning spray sets off fire
June 29th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) An autistic teenager in Britain died of significant burns after catching fire by self-tanning spray during his birthday party, according to police.Police are probing if the ... Read more...
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90 die in Bangladesh floods, landslides
June 27th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 27 (IANS) Nearly 90 people have died in Bangladesh in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said Wednesday.Rains have wrecked havoc in the three hill ... Read more...
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After North Block, minor fire in Shastri Bhawan
June 27th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Barely two days after a fire erupted in a home ministry office in North Block, a minor fire broke out in Shastri Bhawan Wednesday."It was ... 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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Delhi Secretariat too flouted fire safety norms: DFS
June 23rd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Two days after a huge fire gutted four floors of the Maharashtra Secretariat in Mumbai, officials here said that Delhi's 10-storey secretariat building too was ... Read more...
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16 injured as Mantralaya fire rages, all rescued (Second Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Sixteen people were injured as a major fire raged in the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat here Thursday, with officials saying that everyone had been rescued from ... Read more...
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Dozens trapped in burning Mantralaya, navy called (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) A major fire raged in the Maharashtra Mantrayala or secretariat here Thursday, with a man who escaped claiming that some 50 people were trapped in the ... Read more...
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Fire damages British-era building in Assam
June 10th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 10 (IANS) A devastating fire Sunday morning partially damaged a historical building dating back to the British era in Upper Assam's Jorhat town.The building, built in 1852, was ... 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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Hundreds homeless as shacks gutted in Delhi (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds were left homeless after scores of shacks caught fire here Friday, police said. But the fire brigade said only shops, warehouses and residential buildings ... Read more...
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Fire engulfs factory in Delhi
May 27th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a garment factory here Sunday, but no one was injured, a fire service officer said.It took firemen over four-and-a ... Read more...
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Fire in central Delhi building, no casualty (Second Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A fire broke out in the Punjab National Bank building in central Delhi's Patel Chowk area Wednesday evening and fire fighters managed to douse it ... Read more...
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Fire in central Delhi building (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A fire broke out in the Punjab National Bank building in central Delhi's Patel Chowk area Wednesday evening, police said. There was no initial report ... Read more...
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MCD truck catches fire, helper injured
April 29th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A 23-year-old helper on a Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) garbage truck was badly burnt when he came in contact with a high-tension wire in west ... Read more...
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Fire at Delhi’s Vikas Bhawan, no injuries
April 20th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a second floor office in Vikas Bhawan Friday afternoon but no one was injured in the incident, said fire ... 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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Charred body found at Delhi nursery
April 18th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A body, charred beyond recognition, was found Wednesday at a sealed nursery near Khan Market in central New Delhi, police said adding that the body ... Read more...
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Five of family found dead in Kolkata fire
April 16th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The charred bodies of five members of a family, including one with injury marks, were found from a house that caught fire early Monday, police said.A ... Read more...
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Formalim leak forces evacuation of hospital
March 27th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) Fire services personnel were forced to evacuate the entire forensic science department at Goa's only Medical College after nearly 5,000 litres of formalin leaked from the ... 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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CATS doesn’t respond to 28 percent calls: study
February 8th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Two decades after it was set up to rush accident victims to hospital, the Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) doesn't respond to a quarter ... Read more...
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Hospitals to have fire officials
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Hospitals in the capital with 500 beds or more have been told to have fire safety officials, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia said Thursday.The hospitals ... Read more...
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One killed, three injured in Chennai fire
January 16th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) One person was killed and three injured after a building housing government departments here caught fire Monday, said police.The fire at the Ezhilagam complex located on ... Read more...
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Fire destroys Shillong church, short circuit suspected
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 2 (IANS) A 10-year-old Roman Catholic church building here was razed to the ground by a raging fire in the wee hours of Monday, a church priest said.The ... Read more...
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Major fire in Chandigarh multiplex, no casualty
December 31st, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) A major fire broke out in the food court area of the Fun Republic multiplex in Chandigarh's Mani Majra area Saturday afternoon.Fire services officials said five ... Read more...
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Toll in Tamil Nadu boat accident rises to 15 (Second Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday's boat accident in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district has gone up to 15, police said.A boat, carrying 25 passengers ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu boat capsize kills 13 (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed when a boat carrying 25 passengers capsized in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district near here Sunday, police said. ... Read more...
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Inadequate fire safety in Delhi hospitals: Experts
December 9th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) As a devastating fire in a Kolkata hospital claimed 81 lives, experts in Delhi pointed out how some hospitals are a ticking time bomb with ... Read more...
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Delhi to get modern fire fighting equipment
November 30th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Delhi Fire Service (DFS) plans to upgrade the fire-fighting facilities in the city by procuring high-end devices like two foam fire fighting tenders to combat ... Read more...
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1,000 huts gutted in Dhaka
November 17th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) A massive fire gutted around 1,000 huts in a slum in Dhaka Thursday, an official said.The blaze destroyed two under-construction buildings adjacent to the tin-shed slum ... Read more...
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IPS officer calls Mayawati government corrupt
November 4th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) Unmindful of the consequences, a serving officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) Friday blasted the Mayawati government, calling it "thoroughly corrupt".D.D. Misra, currently posted ... Read more...
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Delhi firemen get 210 calls on Diwali
October 27th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) It was a busy Diwali for the Delhi Fire Service as it received 210 calls from across the city till early Thursday, but no casualty ... Read more...
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10 die in Tamil Nadu train collision, survivors recount trauma
September 14th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/Arakkonam, Sep 14 (IANS) A big metallic bang... that's what survivors remembered Wednesday from the traumatic moments the night before when an EMU train rammed a stationary passenger train near ... Read more...
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