Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 38 people

1 day, 23 hours ago

China: 8 dead, 15 injured in fire at vegetable market, probe on

A fire at a vegetable market in north China killed eight people and injured 15 on Saturday, local authorities reported. A fire erupted at a vegetable market in China "The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and are currently not in life-threatening danger," the Qiaoxi District People's Government said after the blaze in Zhangjiakou city, northwest of Beijing. …

China Vegetable Market

2 days, 6 hours ago

Dozens rescued after fire breaks out at commercial building in South Korea

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of people were rescued …

4 days, 4 hours ago

3 Killed, Over 20 Injured in Honolulu Fireworks Blast

Deccan Chronicle

Honolulu: Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighbourhood after a large New Year's firework tipped over after being lit and ignited a fiery, shrapnel-studded blast that killed three people and injured more than 20 others, several of them critically. Two women died at the scene and a third woman died at a hospital, authorities …

Fireworks Firework Honolulu

4 days, 7 hours ago

Germany: New Year’s Eve Celebrations Turn Fatal As 5 Die In Firecracker Accidents

ABP News

Five people were killed and others were severely injured after firecrackers were set off during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. Similar attacks occurred in Berlin, police spokesperson Florian Nath said that an officer was severely injured after being “presumably hit by an illegal firework,” and had to undergo surgery in a hospital. Además de las explosiones, el sonido típico …

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Police officers stand guard in the streets after fireworks for the New Year's celebrations in Berlin, Germany

India Today

BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday condemned a series of incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked and injured, mostly with fireworks. In Berlin, 30 police officers and one firefighter were injured in confrontations or attacks during New Year’s Eve, leading to 400 arrests, city officials said. Explosions of very strong, illegal fireworks in …

Fireworks Officers German Police Officers Berlin

4 days, 10 hours ago

Fireworks explosion leaves 3 dead and 20 wounded on New Year's holiday: officials

Raw Story

Three people have died and more than 20 were injured when a cache of illegal fireworks exploded in Hawaii, according to a report. First responders were called to Aliamanu in Honolulu County just after the clock struck midnight, marking the start of New Year's Day, the Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday. “It is with both frustration and sorrow that I address the …

Fireworks Illegal Fireworks

4 days, 11 hours ago

Fireworks Explosion In Honolulu Area Kills 3 People, Injures Over 20

Huff Post

A view of the home where a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion killed and injured people, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Honolulu. via Associated Press Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped over after being lit and ignited a fiery, shrapnel-studded blast that killed three people and …

Fireworks Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Victims Including

5 days, 10 hours ago

Massive fire engulfs business complex in Deurne, cause unknown

NL Times

A massive fire broke out at a business complex in Deurne on Monday evening, prompting an emergency response from local firefighters. The fire, described as a "very large industrial fire," is considered difficult to control due to the strong winds in the area, officials said. A spokesperson for the fire department indicated that the business is unlikely to be salvaged, …

5 days, 10 hours ago

Germany New Year: Five killed and emergency workers injured as firework chaos mars celebrations

CNN

Berlin CNN — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. In a statement on X, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser praised the work of the emergency services, adding that the “deployment of strong police forces from the federal states and the …

Emergency Fireworks Statement Eve New Year German Firework

5 days, 10 hours ago

A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area kills 3 people, injured at least 20

LA Times

A woman stands in front of a home in Honolulu on Wednesday where a New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion killed at least three people and injured 20 others. A New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured 20 others, authorities said. Fireworks debris is seen outside a home in Honolulu where …

20 Others Eve Fireworks Honolulu Area

1 week, 4 days ago

Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at Greater Noida hospital

Hindustan Times

A major fire broke out at a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday. The incident comes days after a massive fire broke out in the basement of an electronic equipment manufacturing company at Sector 65 in Noda. Information about the fire at the company located at A-113 in Sector 65 was received at 8am, following which the …

Uttar Pradesh Greater Noida

1 week, 4 days ago

Bushfire emergency in regional Victoria

ABC

Isobel Roe: Hello and welcome to The World Today. Isobel Roe: A fire emergency is unfolding in Victoria with an out-of-control bushfire in the Grampians National Park, expanding to more than 50,000 hectares in the state's west. Isobel Roe: That's Boxing Day tsunami survivor Michael Tyrrell. Kathleen O'Connor: After a challenging year, Lindsay Carroll says she hopes today will be …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Attempt of sabotage or just accident? Massive fire engulfs Bangladesh Secretariat housing 7 ministries

India TV News

A major building of the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on Thursday came under massive fire, which resulted into the damage of official documents. In early morning on Thursday, the fire broke out in the nine-storey building, which houses seven ministries inside the high-security complex, said authorities. According to officials, a power outage caused by the fire forced other ministries apart …

Bangladesh Building Official Bangladesh Secretariat

1 week, 6 days ago

Fire breaks out at singer Shaan's residential building in Mumbai

India TV News

A massive fire broke out at the residential building of famous Bollywood singer Shaan in Mumbai during the wee hours of Tuesday. In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a scrap godown in a slum-dominated locality in the Mankhurd area of Mumbai on Monday evening, officials said. Four fire engines were rushed to the spot soon after the …

Mumbai Shaan

2 weeks ago

4 injured as fire breaks out at event management company in Delhi's Burari

India Today

Four people were injured after a fire broke out at a storage room used by an event management company in Delhi's Burari area on Sunday. Police and fire officials received a PCR call reporting the blaze at A-235 of Pradhan Enclave located in the Burari area of North East Delhi. The injured were identified as Anand Gupta, 24, Ravi Prakash …

Delhi Burari

One suffers 100% burns, 3 others hurt in fire at illegal firecracker factory in Delhi’s Burari

Hindustan Times

New Delhi The entire facility on the ground floor was gutted in the incident. One person suffered 100% burns and three others suffered varying degrees of injuries in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory being run in a residential building in north Burari on Sunday, police said. Fire officials said that Singh suffered 100% burn injuries and was referred …

Delhi Injuries Burn Illegal Firecracker

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fire breaks out at electronics company in Noida, people evacuated

India Today

A massive fire broke out at an electronics company in Noida Sector 65 on Sunday morning. According to the police, the fire started in the basement of the electronics company in Block A of Sector 65 and soon spread to other parts of the building. Speaking to India Today TV, Noida's Deputy Commissioner of Police Shakti Mohan Avasthy said, "This …

Noida Tenders Rushed Electronics Company

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Fire breaks out at Sattava Lakes Building’s bar and restaurants in Telangana’s Rangareddy

Live Mint

A fire broke out at the Sattava Lakes Building's bar and restaurants in the Rangareddy district in Telangana early Saturday morning. The fire erupted on the fifth floor of a building at Sattva Knowledge City located in the Madhapur area here, a Telangana Fire Department official said on Saturday. Shaik Khaja Karimulla, the District Fire Officer of Rangareddy, told news …

Telangana Sattva Knowledge City

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Fire breaks out at Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City building in Hyderabad’s Madhapur

The Hindu

A fire broke out early Saturday morning in the amenities block of the Sattva Elixir building inside Knowledge City, HITEC City. The incident that was reported at 6:12 a.m. and the Fire Services Department mobilised four firefighting vehicles, including a Bronto Skylift, from stations in Madhapur, Gachibowli Stadium, Vattinagulapally, and Kukatpally. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Sattva Group stated that …

Knowledge City Response Team

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Police: youths dominate firework-related incidents

NL Times

Young people under 25 years old were involved in 70 percent of firework-related incidents in the Netherlands in 2023, according to police data. Tolga Koklu, a police official responsible for firework enforcement, expressed concern about the reckless behavior of young individuals handling fireworks. Perpetrators are often unaware of the serious consequences of their actions.” The ease with which young people …

Fireworks

2 weeks, 3 days ago

A massive fire kills 9 people at a building under construction in Taiwan

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nine people died Thursday in …

Taiwan

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Fire and Rescue Brigade keeps Potala Palace fire-free for 40 years

China Daily

Since its establishment in 1984, the Potala Palace Fire and Rescue Brigade has maintained a "zero fire incident" record for 40 years, said the Xizang autonomous region's fire and rescue department in a recent press release. The Potala Palace Fire and Rescue Brigade conducts daily routine inspections in the ancient buildings, checking over 1,000 rooms and nearly 10,000 butter lamps …

Rescue Palace Brigade Potala Palace Rescue Brigade

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Fire and Rescue Brigade keeps Potala Palace fire-free for 40 years

China Daily

Since its establishment in 1984, the Potala Palace Fire and Rescue Brigade has maintained a "zero fire incident" record for 40 years, said the Xizang autonomous region's fire and rescue department in a recent press release. The Potala Palace Fire and Rescue Brigade conducts daily routine inspections in the ancient buildings, checking over 1,000 rooms and nearly 10,000 butter lamps …

Rescue Palace Brigade Potala Palace Rescue Brigade

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Two fire incidents reported; firefighter injured while extinguishing blaze

Hindustan Times

Two separate fire incidents were reported in the city during the early hours of Wednesday, leading to panic and property damage. In the first case, a major fire occurred at a warehouse storing mandap materials in Warje, Dangtat Patil Nagar, while another blaze erupted near Katraj, involving plywood materials. On Wednesday at around 3:53 am, the fire brigade department received …

Warje Plywood Materials Reported Firefighter

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery

Associated Press

CAIRO — Clashes broke out Sunday between armed groups in a western Libyan city, trapping residents in their homes and causing fires in the country’s second largest oil refinery, officials said. The clashes also caused “severe damage” to storage tanks in the Zawiya oil refinery, the Libyan National Oil Corp. said. Bullets hit oil tanks, leading to “dangerous” fires, it …

Oil Clash Libyan Libya Tripoli Western Libya Zawiya

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Experts call for more fire safety in hospitals

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad:The incidents of fire in hospitals have led to loss of life and property, the most recent one at Dindigul in Tamil Nadu on Friday that claimed life of seven including a child. According to Harinath Reddy, regional fire officer, hospitals come under institutional buildings and are inspected along the guidelines mentioned in the National Building Code, 2016. Special emphasis …

Hospitals Required Systems Reddy

3 weeks, 5 days ago

House explodes in east London as 60 firefighters tackle blaze

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A terraced house in east London dramatically exploded and sparked …

London House Scene Brigade London Fire Brigade Ilford 60 Firefighters

3 weeks, 5 days ago

At least 8 killed in building collapse in Cairo

Associated Press

CAIRO — An apartment building collapsed on Tuesday in Egypt’s capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the collapse of the six-story building in Cairo’s western neighborhood of Waili also injured three people, who were hospitalized. Building collapses are common in Egypt, where shoddy construction and a lack of maintenance are …

Building Collapse Building Egypt Cairo

4 weeks ago

Seven people rescued following massive fire in Bavdhan

Hindustan Times

Fire Brigade officials rescued seven people after a major fire erupted at a photo studio on the ground floor of the five-storied building in Shindenagar, Bavdhan. Fire brigade officials said that a five-storey building was the site of a major fire incident when a photo studio located there caught fire, resulting in the production of a large amount of smoke. …

Seven People Fire Brigade Fire Brigade Officials

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Fire due to gas leak injures six in Lucknow

Hindustan Times

Six people, including two minors, were injured in a fire caused by a gas leak at a gas-filling centre in Murdapur village under Dubagga police station limits, on Friday evening. For representation only “Police and fire department personnel rushed to the scene and took the injured to a nearby hospital. They were later referred to the KGMU Trauma Center,” said …

Gas Dcp Gas Leak Leak Injures

1 month ago

Defiant Georgia protesters return to streets after EU talks suspended

Al Jazeera

Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds as demonstrators toss fireworks at police on sixth night of rallies in Tbilisi. Demonstrators gathered outside the parliament building in the capital, Tbilisi, for a sixth consecutive night on Tuesday as police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds and protesters tossed fireworks at police. Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused …

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1 month ago

‘Fire safety norms have been blatantly violated’

New Indian Express

KOCHI: It was in 2019 that a massive fire broke out at the office-cum godown of a well-known stationery dealer shop at Kalathiparampu near Ernakulam South railway station. An inspection by a special fire force squad had then found ‘serious lapses’ on the part of the owner in adhering to mandatory fire safety norms. Five years down the lane, another …

Railway Station Fire Safety Norms

Varanasi Railway Station fire: Massive flames destroy over 200 two-wheelers, short circuit suspected

Live Mint

Varanasi news: A massive fire broke out early Saturday morning at the vehicle parking area of Varanasi's Cantt railway station in Uttar Pradesh, destroying over 200 two-wheelers, NDTV reported. Firefighters and Police Battle the Blaze at Varanasi Railway Station Visuals from the scene showed massive smoke billowing from the parking lot as fire brigade teams scrambled to control the fire, …

Railway Varanasi Short Circuit Varanasi Railway Station

1 month, 1 week ago

Mumbai: Massive fire breaks out in 22-storey building in Dongri, gas cylinder explodes

Live Mint

Mumbai News: At least three people were injured in a massive fire that broke out in a 22-story building in Mumbai after a cooking gas cylinder explosion in a flat, on Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place on the 14th floor of Ansari Heights located on Nishan Pada Road in Dongri area around 1.30pm and was declared a level-3 fire …

Mumbai

1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana news: Massive fire erupts at SSV scrap industry in Medchal–Malkajgiri, control efforts ongoing

Live Mint

A massive fire broke out at the SSV scrap industry, a plastic manufacturing unit in Medchal–Malkajgiri's Jeedimetla, yesterday afternoon i.e. In Maharashtra, some flats were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a 17-storey residential building in Kalyan town of Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said as reported by PTI. The blaze was brought under control by the fire …

Thane District Massive Fire

1 month, 1 week ago

Massive fire breaks out at 6-floor building in Mumbai's Andheri | Video

India TV News

Mumbai fire: A massive fire broke out at a six-storey residential building on Veera Desai Road in the Andheri area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning, said officials. Fire breaks out on 16th floor of high-rise building in Kalyan Earlier on November 26, a massive fire broke out on the 16th floor of the 18-storey Vertex Soliaire building in Kalyan, Thane. …

Mumbai Building Kalyan Massive Fire 16Th Floor

1 month, 1 week ago

Massive fire erupts at Kalyan housing complex

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A devastating fire broke out on Tuesday evening on the 15th floor of Vertex Housing Complex in Kalyan’s Adharwadi area, quickly spreading to the 16th floor and partially affecting apartments on the 14th floor. Massive fire erupts at Kalyan housing complex Locals pointed out that despite valiant efforts by the firefighters using advanced equipment, the fire intensified further, causing …

Kalyan Kdmc

1 month, 1 week ago

Massive fire breaks out on 16th floor of high-rise building in Kalyan, rescue operation on | VIDEO

India TV News

Kalyan fire incident: A massive fire broke out on the 16th floor of the 18-storey Vertex Soliaire building in Kalyan, Thane on Tuesday evening. The fire broke out in a flat on the 16th floor and quickly spread to 17th and 18th levels of the residential building, said the official. The fire, that broke out late Monday at Mayur Gold …

Floor Incident Reported 16Th Floor Building Kalyan

1 month, 2 weeks ago

China to enhance fire prevention, control

China Daily

BEIJING -- China pledged efforts to strengthen fire prevention and control to curb major fire accidents from occurring, the National Fire and Rescue Administration said Friday. Since October, 77,000 fires have been reported nationwide, killing 169 people, injuring 256, and causing direct property losses of 510 million yuan, Wang Wei, an official with the administration, told a press conference. The …

China Wang

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi hospital fire: Death count rises to 15 after three rescued infants die of illness

India TV News

The recent incident of a fire in the NICU ward of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College has claimed 15 lives, as three more infants died, hospital authorities said on Wednesday. The fire incident took place on the night of November 15, causing a hefty casualty of many infants, who were in care at the hospital. According to Dr. Narendra Singh …

Hospital Nicu Infants Sengar

1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.P. govt orders fire safety audit of hospitals

Hindustan Times

Following the devastating fire at Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi that claimed the lives of 12 toddlers, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to conduct comprehensive fire safety audits across all hospitals and medical colleges in the state. Pathak directed that each hospital’s chief medical superintendent and medical college principals ensure these safety audits are carried out. In response …

Medical Fire Safety

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Punjab Reports 1,251 Fresh Farm Fires Today Even As Delhi Chokes Under 'Severe Plus' AQI

ABP News

Punjab reported 1,251 fresh farm fires on Monday even as the air quality level in Delhi continue to remain in the 'severe' category. On Monday, Muktsar district reported 247 stubble burning incidents, the highest in the state, followed by Moga, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Fazilka and Faridkot, the data showed. From September 15 till November 18, Punjab witnessed 9,655 stubble burning incidents, …

Punjab Farm Farm Fires Delhi Chokes

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi hospital fire ‘accidental’, says two-member panel: Report

Hindustan Times

At the time of the incident, six nurses and other staff and two doctors were present in the NICU ward. According to the NDTV report, the fire from switchboard rapidly spread towards the oxygen concentrator when a paramedical staff and two others went in with fire extinguishers. UP govt forms high-level panel to probe fire The Uttar Pradesh government on …

Report Committee Jhansi

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi Medical College Fire: Commissioner to Submit Detailed Report Today To PM Modi | ABP News

ABP News

In the wake of the tragic fire incident at Jhansi Medical College, which claimed the lives of 10 children, the Commissioner is set to submit a report on the fire incident today. The fire, which broke out in the pediatric ward of the medical college, has raised serious concerns regarding the safety protocols and infrastructure at medical facilities. The state …

Incident Jhansi

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi fire: Oppn alleges govt incompetency, 4-member panel to probe, CM Yogi says ₹5 lakh for families

Live Mint

Jhansi hospital fire: Uttar Pradesh opposition party Samajwadi Party's MP Awadhesh Prasad has alleged that the Jhansi hospital fire, which killed 10 newborn babies, was due to the state government's incompetency, ANI reported on November 17. Speaking to the news agency, Prasad condoled the deaths as “very sad and heart-rending”, and called out the government for its “incompetency” after the …

Yogi Jhansi 5 Lakh

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at house in Nangia Park area near Shakti Nagar | VIDEO

India TV News

A fire broke out at a house in the Nangia Park area near Shakti Nagar, Delhi on Sunday. Fire breaks out in food van in Delhi Earlier in the day, a fire broke out in a food van outside the Vishwavidyalaya metro station here on Sunday morning. "We received a call at 10.55 am that a fire had broken out …

Station Delhi Massive Vishwavidyalaya

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lucknow hospitals at risk, over 66% lack proper fire fighting systems

India Today

Several hospitals in Lucknow are at risk, according to an investigation carried out by the fire department. At least 10 children died in the fire at the hospital, that neither had adequate fire safety measures nor had a proper fire exit. When India Today TV inspected two government hospitals in Lucknow, Hazratganj's Jhalkari Bai Hospital and Dufferin Hospital in Qaisar …

Safety Lucknow Hospitals Hospital Measures Fire Safety Measures Fire Extinguishers

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi hospital fire: Two-member probe committee report rules out foul play

India Today

A two-member committee has prepared its preliminary report on the tragic fire that broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Rani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, which resulted in the deaths of at least 10 newborns. According to sources, the report said that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, was caused by …

Uttar Pradesh Incident Report Fir Nicu Foul Play Jhansi

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi Medical College Fire: UP Deputy CM Dismisses Reports Of Expired Fire Extinguishers As 3-Tier Probe Ordered

ABP News

The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday launched a three-tier investigation into the fire incident at the ward of the children at a medical college in the Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh that killed 10 newborns. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed the Divisional Commissioner of Jhansi, the fire department, and the Deputy Inspector General of Police to submit a report …

Children Medical Uttar Pradesh Incident College Minister Pti

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Did ‘expired’ fire extinguishers, ‘faulty’ fire alarms cause Jhansi hospital fire killing 10 newborns?

Live Mint

Following the fire accident at Jhansi hospital that killed 10 newborns, a “defective alarm system” and “expired fire extinguishers” were discovered, according to a media report. Families of the victims told News18 report that the lives of the 10 newborns could have been saved if the fire extinguishers were working properly. According to the reports citing a man, identified as …

Report Fire Extinguishers 10 Newborns Cause Jhansi

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