Tag Archive: fire engines

Four children killed in Delhi slum fire

A fire in a south Delhi slum killed four children early Wednesday, an official said. All four were from the same family.

‘At around 1.45 a.m. today (Wednesday) there was a fire in a slum in Sarita Vihar in south Delhi. Although the number of injured has not yet been confirmed, four children who belonged to [...]

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Warehouse fire kills 13 in Kazakhstan

Almaty, Nov 9 (IANS) Thirteen people were burned to death after a fire broke out at a warehouse in the Kazakhstan capital Monday, media reports said.

The incident took place at around 5.00 p.m. in a plastic-foam warehouse, Xinhua reported.

The fire was put out after it engulfed an area of about 8,000 sq metres, an official [...]

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Fire guts down Banarasi saris’ go-down in Varanasi

Varanasi, Nov. 3 (ANI): A warehouse of famed Banarasi saris was gutted down in fire in Varanasi on Tuesday, incurring losses worth millions.

The godown, stocked with Banarasi saris situated in Madanpura area caught fire in the early hours of morning.

At least three fire engines were pressed into service to douse the fire.

Although the fire was [...]

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Chandigarh Sukhna Lake tower destroyed

Chandigrh, Oct 8 (ANI): A major fire razed to the ground a tower built on the island in Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

The fire brigade, which rushed to the incident in time, struggled to reach the tower.

“We had no entry points. We had all the vehicles stand by. All [...]

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Air India flight grounded in Mumbai as engine catches fire

Mumbai, Sep.4 (ANI): A major tragedy was avoided at Mumbai Airport on Friday morning when an emergency was declared after one of the engines of an Air India flight caught fire while getting ready to taxi off the runway.

Reports [...]

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Fire engulfs a shopping complex in Silguri

Siliguri, Aug. 12 (ANI): A shopping complex in Siliguri was gutted after being engulfed by a major fire on Wednesday.

The fire broke out around 9.45 in the morning at Marda Shopping Complex.

Tapan Ghosh, Divisional Fire Officer in Siliguri said that though it was a major fire, [...]

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