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22 Jan

Massive Fire Breaks Out Near Bhatia Hospital In Mumbai

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At least 6 people died and 16 people got injured after a massive broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai, Saturday morning. The fire broke out at around 7.30 am in Kamala building which is located opposite to Gandhi Hospital at Gowalia Tank. Immediately, 13 fire engines and seven water jetties rushed to the building to reduce the fire, which major. At present, the firefighters covered the blaze from all sides. Out of the six injured taken to the Nair Hospital, five died, at present, 13 persons are undergoing treatment in Bhatia Hospital, two…

08 Jan

16 people dead at lunchtime, blast at an office cafeteria in South China

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A lunchtime explosion took place at an office cafeteria killed 16 people in southwest China on Friday noon and injured 10 others, authorities present there said. The suspected cause of the blast is said to be gas leakage, the Chongqing city government said in an online statement. The cafeteria collapsed, trapping victims inside. Rescue workers searched the debris into the night and all the bodies were recovered by midnight, the official Xinhua News Agency said. One of the survivors was in critical condition. The blast happened at a government subdistrict office in Wulong District at around 12:10pm, which is about…

07 Jan

Two killed and two rescued after house collapsed in Begumpur area – Delhi

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Two people have died and two more have been rescued after a house collapsed in Delhi's Begumpur area in the early morning on Friday , informed Delhi Fire Service. As per the Delhi Fire Service, two people have died while two others have been rescued from the area. Out of the two who were rescued, one is severely injured while the other one has suffered minor bruises. "Fire services received information regarding the incident at around 4:15 am. After which, four vehicles were rushed to the spot," DFS said. The injured has been admitted to Ambedkar Hospital. Further details are…

06 Jan

80 shops caught massive fire at Chandni Chowk’s Lajpat Rai market

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80 shops were destroyed after a massive blaze broke out in Chandni Chowk area in Delhi on Thursday, a fire department official said. A call was made about the fire at the Lajpat Rai market which was received at around 4.35 a.m., said the official. Initially, 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and later six more arrived. The fire officials faced difficulty in reaching the spot due to narrow lanes. A team of senior police was sent to the spot to assist the fire officials. The Centralised Accident & Trauma Services ambulance was also set in there for…

24 Dec

Workers die in Solapur due to lack of safety equipment in Maharashtra

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Four municipal corporation workers dies while working on a drainage system in Akkalkot of Maharashtra's Solapur district on Friday. Two workers had died on the very spot on Thursday while the two others had been taken to a hospital in serious condition and died on Friday morning. After the incident, the locals blamed Solapur Municipal Corporation for their negligence. Locals said that the municipality did not provide the safety gears necessary for workers engaged in drainage work. According to local people, construction work of a national highway in the area is also creating problems for the workers. The locals had…

16 Dec

1 dead and many others injured in blast caused by the fire at chemical factory in Panchmahal district

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A labourer was killed and several others were injured after a huge explosion followed by a fire at a chemical unit in in Gujarat's Panchmahal district. The blast took place around 10 am at the Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL), situated near Ranjitnagar village in Ghoghamba taluka, Panchmahal Superintendent of Police Leena Patil had said. "A labourer has died while 15 to 16 other workers, were injured in the explosion and were shifted to different hospitals. Some of them have received severe burn injuries," said an official, whose rushed to spot to oversee the search and rescue operation. "Search is on…

08 Dec

IAF helicopter crash: Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat dies at 63

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A military chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 13 more crashed shortly after take-off today in Tamil Nadu. Thirteen people have died and one male survivor is being treated for severe burns. There is no official word on General Bipin Rawat's condition.General Rawat's wife, his Defence Assistant, security commandos and Air Force personnel were on board. "An IAF Mi-17 V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident," tweeted the Air Force. According to a PTI…

30 Nov

2 people dies after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Thrissur, Kerala

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Two persons have died after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Kerala's Thrissur district on Tuesday. They were two small-scale businessmen hailing from Irinjalakuda town in Thrissur. According to police, the victims, who were friends, consumed liquor, suspected to be spurious, Tuesday night at a shop owned by one of them. Quoting their other friends, the police said both of them showed symptoms of uneasiness soon after its consumption and foam started to build in their mouths. When they fell unconscious, they were rushed to the nearby hospital, but their lives could not be saved. "While Biju died on Monday night…

29 Nov

West Bengal Road Accident: According to officials, the car crashed with a truck loaded with stones on the side of the road at Phulbari in Hanskhali police station area in Nadia.

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At least 18 people have been killed and five others were injured when a matador car crashed with a truck in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday night, according to officials, who added that the accident was caused by "thick fog and the vehicle's fast speed." Meanwhile, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed his grief over the incident and has asked Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) government to provide immediate assistance to those injured in the accident. PM Modi later expressed his sorrow over the deaths and announced an ex-gratia pay of Rs 2 lakh to the families of…

23 Nov

Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 people

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At least 45 people were killed in a bus crash in Bulgaria early Tuesday morning. The bus, which was registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims. Seven people were taken to hospitals for treatment. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Officials said an investigation will be launched on this. Bulgarian news agency Novinite said representatives from Macedonia's embassy visited a hospital where some of the victims were taken. Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev visited the site of the crash and told reporters it was “a huge tragedy.” “I take…