Tag: fire
15,000 Filipinos Homeless After Manila Fire
Around 15,000 people in the Philippines took to the streets in a slum here on Wednesday after a fire, lasting for more than six hours, razed entire rows of houses, a media report said.....
Sasikala Can't Be General Secretary: AIADMK Leader
AIADMK leader E. Madhusudanan on Friday said he had sent a petition to the Election Commission not to recognise V.K. Sasikala as General Secretary of Tamil Nadu's ruling party.....
SC Ban On Sale, Stocking Of Firecrackers To Remain
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to lift its order banning the sale and stocking of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) as it was told that cracker fumes can have serious consequences on people's health.....
Heavy Firing Exchanges On LoC After Pakistan Violates Ceasefire
Heavy firing exchanges continued on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday after Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions, a defence official said.....
Over 1,000 Evacuated In New Zealand Wildfire
A wildfire has destroyed at least 11 homes and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people in New Zealand's Christchurch city, authorities said on Thursday. ....
Naidu Condoles Deaths In Hyderabad Fire
Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday condoled the death of workers in a fire at a factory in Hyderabad that left six persons dead.....
2 Firemen Killed In Delhi Cylinder Blast
Two firefighters were killed and two others injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while they were extinguishing a blaze at a food and snacks shop in New Delhi on Friday morning.....
Fire At Warehouse, Film City In Bengal, No Injuries
A wood repository was gutted in fire here on Sunday afternoon while a blaze broke out at the film city in West Midnapore too, a fire official said. No casualties were reported in either incident.....
Kejriwal Announces Rs 1 Crore For Firemen's Kin
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday met the family of one of the firemen who died while dousing a fire here and announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore.....
A Day After: Another Fire At ToI Delhi Office
A day after a fire broke out in the Times of India building here, another blaze was reported at the newspaper office on Monday but was doused after an almost seven hour effort by firefighters, a fire officer said.....
