Firefighting

Mumbai: Fire at Cuffe Parade's Maker Tower leaves two dead; 11 rescued

Two people died on Tuesday in a fire at the Maker Tower in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai.

Uttarakhand fire controlled, but NDRF isn't trained or equipped for it: OP Singh

Our immediate objective is to stop spreading of fire in Uttarakhand to the reserve forest area which is contiguous to human habitation

Fire at the National Museum of Natural History in Delhi doused after four-hour-long operation

As many as 35 fire tenders were pressed into service. It took firefighters more than four hours to douse the blaze after which a cooling operation was launched which lasted for another few hours.

Fire at Delhi slum, no casualties reported

Around 100 shanties were gutted in a fire in a slum cluster in the capital on Friday morning.

Preliminary report says AMRI fire due to inflammatory articles

A preliminary report on the fire at AMRI hospital submitted today said inflammatory articles and pvc pipes were kept in the basement of the building from where the fire originated asphyxiating 93 people to death.

Fire Safety: It's not just about Kolkata, it's all of India

In this comment, one of our readers Wiseman, rightly points out that the real problem is a lack of fire safety awareness and public discipline in India as a whole.