A blast at an explosives factory killed at least 17 people and injured 18 others on Sunday (Mar 1), officials in the western Indian state of Maharashtra said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the accident was “deeply distressing” and wished…
27 killed in building fire in Indian capital New Delhi
At least 27 people died and dozens more were injured in a massive fire in a building in the Indian capital New Delhi on Friday, 13 May, emergency services said. The large fire broke out at a four-storey commercial building…
New Delhi: fire rips through Rohingya refugee camp, leaving hundreds homeless
A massive fire has destroyed a Rohingya refugee camp in the Indian capital, New Delhi, leaving hundreds of people homeless. The blaze broke out at about 11:30pm on Saturday and quickly spread through the camp, reducing 55 ramshackle shelters to…
Firefighters use fire trucks to spray down smog in New Delhi
With the smog danger increasing India plans to use firefighters to spray water over parts of New Delhi to combat toxic smog and dust that has triggered a pollution emergency, with conditions expected to worsen over the weekend. Firefighters will…
One man killed and three firefighters injured in New Delhi fire
A fire in a three-storey plastics factory, was reported on Wednesday 28th Sept in the evening and 35 fire tenders were rushed to put out the blaze. A young laborer was killed and three firefighters injured when the building collapsed.…