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Hong Kong fire (Photo credit: AP) Firefighters in Hong Kong battled for a second day to extinguish a devastating blaze that tore through the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex, with the death toll rising to 94 in what officials describe as one of the city’s worst disasters in decades. Scores remain unaccounted for as rescuers…
At least 36 people were killed and more than 250 were injured due to a massive fire in a high rise residential building in Hong Kong.Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed condolences and urged the city to contain the disaster swiftly.State media reported that Xi called on authorities to “make every effort” to put out the…
A bus operated by AI SATS caught fire near an aircraft at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 NEW DELHI: A bus operated by AI SATS, a ground-handling service provider for Air India, caught fire near bay no 32 at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 (T3) on Tuesday.The incident occurred few meters away from an aircraft, but no…
Andhra Pradesh Bus Tragedy NEW DELHI: As the investigation into the Kurnool bus fire case continues, a new development has emerged. A consignment of 400 smartphones was inside the bus that exploded when the accident occurred. Hyderabad-Bengaluru Bus Tragedy: 20 Passengers Burnt Alive in Minutes, Andhra CM Naidu Orders Probe Forensic experts have suggested that…
A private bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, after colliding with a bike NEW DELHI: Survivors of the tragic Kaveri Travels bus fire in Andhra Pradesh on Friday recounted moments of sheer terror as they woke to find the vehicle engulfed in flames after colliding with a bike. Passengers…
Andhra Pradesh Tragedy (Image Credit: TOI) NEW DELHI: At least 20 people were killed after a private Kaveri Travels bus caught fire on Friday following a collision with a bike at Chinna Tekuru village in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. The blaze erupted within minutes, trapping passengers inside and leaving many charred to death.Here’s what happened…
NAVI MUMBAI: Amid Diwali celebrations, a major fire broke out in a 12-storey upscale society in Vashi a little after Monday midnight, claiming the lives of an 84-year-old bedridden woman and a three member family two floors above.Ten other residents of the top three floors of Raheja Residency in M G Complex, Sector 14, Vashi,…
A passenger’s power bank ignited on an IndiGo flight bound for Dimapur while taxiing at Delhi airport on Sunday (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Panic briefly gripped passengers aboard a Dimapur-bound IndiGo flight on Sunday when a passenger’s power bank caught fire while the aircraft was taxiing at the Delhi airport. The crew acted promptly, extinguishing…
Hospital staff ignored early warnings and fled when fire spread, say patients’ kin (Picture credit: ANI) JAIPUR: Families of the victims who died in the Sawai Man Singh Hospital fire accused the hospital staff of disregarding their warning about smoke and fleeing the premises when the blaze broke out.The attendants of the patients alleged that…
Rajasthan has ordered a fire & safety audit of all government hospitals Short-Circuit Suspected To Be Cause Of Fire Rajasthan has ordered a fire & safety audit of all government hospitals Short-Circuit Suspected To Be Cause Of Fire Rajasthan has ordered a fire & safety audit of all government hospitals JAIPUR: A fire at the…
