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emergency exit news

Passenger tries to open emergency exit on Akasa Air flight, detained

The incident took place aboard flight QP 1497, which was scheduled to depart for Mumbai at 6.45 pm on Monday from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.
Published on Nov 04, 2025 11:54 am IST

Is seat 11A the safest on a plane? Not really, experts say

Is seat 11A the safest on a plane? Not really, experts say
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:59 pm IST

Ahmedabad crash: Miracle survivor was sitting next to flight's emergency exit

Vishwash said that merely thirty seconds into take-off, the passengers heard a loud noise.
Published on Jun 12, 2025 11:07 pm IST

Communication key to crowd control: Experts

People stand next to abandoned shoes and a fallen barrier following a stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4. At least 11 people were killed in a stampede; (right) At the New Delhi Railway station where a stampede broke out after a huge crowd devotees tried to board two Prayagraj-bound that arrived around the same time, in February. (AFP)
Published on Jun 09, 2025 06:11 pm IST

Pune minibus fire: Emergency exit door failed to open as staff struggled to jump out

Firefighters later successfully doused the flame, and the bodies were retrieved from the vehicle subsequently. (PTI)
Published on Mar 20, 2025 05:30 am IST

Fire safety lapses in Prayagraj govt hospitals raise alarm after Jhansi tragedy

HTLocked emergency exit at Dufferin Hospital in Prayagraj
Updated on Nov 18, 2024 06:42 am IST

Unruly flight passenger restrained after attempt to open emergency door mid-air

A brazen flight passenger had to be restrained after he tried to open the emergency door mid-air.
Published on Nov 11, 2024 10:00 pm IST

IndiGo passenger, high on ‘bhang’, tries to open flight door mid-air, arrested

An IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft (REUTERS FILE PHOTO)
Published on May 26, 2024 11:24 am IST

Watch: Terrified passengers after man opens plane's emergency door mid-air

Screengrab of the video when a flight's emergency exit door was allegedly opened by a passengers in South Korea.
Published on May 26, 2023 04:16 pm IST

US passenger punches flight attendant, then tries to jump out of plane

Representational image.
Published on May 06, 2023 07:07 am IST

Woman feels ‘too stuffy,’ opens flight’s emergency exit for ‘fresh air.’ Watch

Her co-passengers warned her not to open the emergency exit of the plane.
Updated on Sept 26, 2019 11:42 am IST

Loss of lives, major blazes have not ensured adherence to fire safety norms in Delhi

In the Arpit Hotel incident, the emergency exit was found closed.
Updated on Sept 16, 2019 07:53 pm IST

Metro-3 labourer death: MMRC, cops begin investigations

Mumbai Police has registered a case of accidental death. “We will investigate the circumstances of the death,” said a police officer privy to the investigation.
Updated on Sept 15, 2019 04:13 am IST

Woman on Pak airlines flight opens emergency exit door thinking it’s toilet

A woman passenger, aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, sparked panic after she mistakenly opened the emergency exit door of the aircraft thinking it was the toilet.
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 03:49 pm IST

Multiple coaching centres in Jaipur run illegally without fire safety measures

Science Point coaching centre near Gopalpura are in process of getting fire safety equipments but in case of a fire in the middle storeys of the building students will have to run to the top floor to use the staircase to exit.
Updated on May 26, 2019 08:07 am IST

Coaching centres in Jaipur, Kota found flouting fire safety guidelines

Nisha Shekhawat, manager of the one such coaching institute near the Gopalpura Bypass in Jaipur said the there is only one exit at the centre and classes are held in the basement.
Updated on May 25, 2019 10:46 pm IST

Arpit Palace’s emergency exit was mere formality, it remained locked every night

An investigating officer said they had locked the shutter of the emergency exit of Hotel Arpit Palace after the fire to seal the premises. However, it remained locked from the outside most times before the tragedy.
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 11:12 am IST

No panic alarm, emergency exit locked: Glaring safety violations fuelled Hotel Arpit Palace fire

A sealed door of the Hotel Arpit Palace where a massive fire broke out on Feb 12, 2019, at Karol Bagh in New Delhi.
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 08:52 am IST

Arpit Palace fire: Emergency exit of hotel narrow, was locked, says KJ Alphons

Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam meets the family members of victims who died in Hotel Arpit Palace fire accident at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in New Delhi, on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 11:07 am IST

‘Emergency exit was shut, too narrow for escape’: Minister on Delhi hotel fire that killed 17 people

A view of charred remains on the rooftop of Karol Bagh's Hotel Arpit Palace where a massive fire broke out, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.
Updated on Feb 12, 2019 05:40 pm IST

How rampant is fare evasion? At Times Square, one rider a minute sneaks in

Fare evasion has nearly doubled — from 1.8 percent of riders in recent years to 3.2 percent this year, contributing to the agency’s worsening finances, which could lead to fare increases or service cuts.
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 07:31 am IST

Chinese passenger on flight feels stuffy while waiting to disembark, opens emergency latch

The airline, which was not named in the report, said it would cooperate with public security agencies in their investigation.
Updated on May 01, 2018 07:37 pm IST