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Thousands flee as Greece's main migrant camp gutted by huge blaze

The blaze started just hours after the migration ministry said that 35 people had tested positive at the camp

09 Sep 2020 3:23 PM

Fire at commercial building in Mumbai, no casualty

Five fire engines and as many jumbo tankers were rushed to the spot and the flames were doused after about three hours

15 Jul 2020 12:14 PM

A fire burns on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Fire breaks out at residential tower in Sharjah

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah’s Al Nahda area

06 May 2020 3:00 PM

A fire broke out on the fifth floor of a residential building in suburban Ghatkopar East on Tuesday evening, an official said. (Representational Image)

Fire at 10-storey residential building in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area

The blaze erupted at ground-plus-10 Shriji Tower on Rajawadi Road around 5.42 pm, a fire official said.

17 Dec 2019 7:04 PM

Angry protesters demanding scrapping of the amended citizenship law torched several motor bikes, pelted stones at police and damaged public buses in Northeast Delhi's Seelampur area on Tuesday, in fresh violence in the national capital. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

CAB protesters pelted stones, police fired tear gas in Delhi's Seelampur

Police said two bikes of traffic cops were burnt by the demonstrators, adding a police booth in the area was damaged.

17 Dec 2019 4:36 PM

Police initially said the shooter was at large. Video footage and pictures published by public radio later showed police arresting a person at the site but police didn't immediately confirm that it was the suspect. (Photo: Twitter)

Gunman, who killed 6, shot himself after Czech hospital rampage: police

Prime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech public television the shooting took place in a waiting room.

10 Dec 2019 3:31 PM

A fire broke out again on Monday morning in the same factory building where 43 people died after the structure got engulfed in a massive fire at Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road in North Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Another fire breaks out at same Anaj Mandi building where 43 people died

Soon after receiving the report about today's firing, the four fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames.

09 Dec 2019 9:18 AM

Thirty two people were killed after a fire broke out in a house in Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road here on Sunday morning, a Delhi Fire Service official said. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi fire: Death toll reaches 43, factory had no fire clearance, safety equipment

Many people trapped inside were rescued and rushed to RML Hospital and Hindu Rao Hospital, they said.

08 Dec 2019 9:34 AM

Two days after a woman veterinarian was raped and set ablaze by four men here, the charred body of another woman, who is yet to be identified, was found in the same locality on Friday. (Representational Image)

Another woman’s burnt body found in Hyd, close to where veterinarian was killed

Assistant Police Commissioner, Ashok Kumar Goud, said some passersby noticed the burnt body and informed them.

30 Nov 2019 8:57 AM

A man was arrested on Thursday for setting a coach of Rishikesh-Delhi Passenger train on fire after he was apparently not issued an ID card. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Denied ID card, Uttarakhand man sets train coach on fire: Police

Police is conducting further investigation in the matter and finding out whether the accused has any criminal record.

29 Nov 2019 10:21 AM

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped and set ablaze by her neighbour in a township in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, police said on Friday. (Representational Image)

UP man rapes teen neighbour, sets her ablaze; arrested

The accused has been arrested and an FIR was lodged on the complaint of the family members, the officer added.

22 Nov 2019 3:40 PM

Residents across a wide swath of Australia's east coast were bracing for "catastrophic" conditions on Tuesday, with searing heat and high winds expected to fan scores of already burning bushfires, threatening residential areas. (Photo: screenshot)

‘Stay Alert’: Millions in Australia brace for ‘catastrophic’ bushfires

Around 600 schools and colleges were closed as a precaution and authorities advised anyone suffering respiratory conditions to stay indoors.

12 Nov 2019 1:48 PM

At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured as a fire broke out on a train in Pakistan on Thursday after a gas canister carried by a passenger exploded. (Photo: ANI)

At least 65 killed as Pakistan train catches fire after gas canister blast

Some passengers were cooking breakfast when the gas cylinder exploded, the report said.

31 Oct 2019 10:40 AM

The Managing Director of a hospital in Hyderabad, where an infant was electrocuted in an incubator after a fire, has been arrested, the police said on Friday. (Photo: File)

Top Manager at Hyderabad hospital, where baby died after fire, arrested

A 5-month-old baby had died and 4 children were injured in a fire that broke out in neonatal intensive care unit of the hospital on Tuesday.

26 Oct 2019 12:20 PM

Some 50,000 residents were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds raged out of control. (Photo: AFP)

50,000 residents evacuated as tick fire rages near Los Angeles: Officials

With the help of Code for America, Los Angeles officials plan to dismiss or reduce as many as 50,000 marijuana convictions.

25 Oct 2019 1:15 PM

Following the death of a five-month-old infant due to fire in a hospital at Hyderabad's LB Nagar area, BJP workers led by MLC Ramchandra Rao held a protest outside the hospital demanding investigation and strict action against the culprits. (Photo: ANI)

BJP workers protest following death of toddler at Hyd hospital, demand strict action

A five-month-old child in an incubator was burnt alive, while other children received injuries.

22 Oct 2019 9:20 AM

A massive fire broke out in a four-floor hotel in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city on Monday, police said. (Photo: ANI)

Massive fire breaks out at Indore hotel, no casualty

According to eyewitnesses, fire brigade employees made hectic efforts to douse the flames which spread to inner areas of the hotel.

21 Oct 2019 1:29 PM

Meanwhile, some people including parents and relatives of the injured children held a protest in front of the hospital. (Photo: File)

3-month-old baby boy dies, 4 injured in fire in Hyderabad's private hospital

The incident happened in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the hospital at 2.55 am, police said

21 Oct 2019 11:53 AM

Preliminary investigation revealed the robbers had broke open into the shop, removed the jewels the woman was wearing and set the body afire. (Photo: File | Representational)

Tamil Nadu: Woman attacked, robbed, burned to death in provision shop

The robbers had strewn chilli powder near the body to throw sniffer dogs, if pressed into service.

19 Oct 2019 5:14 PM

An exchange of fire took place between Army and two suspicious individuals who tried to stop a civilian vehicle in Batote on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Jammu: Encounter over in Batote; hostage rescued safely, one soldier martyred

The operation is over and security forces are searching the premises in order to sanitise the place.

28 Sep 2019 11:35 AM

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