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fire extinguisher news

2nd time in 3 days: Fire extinguisher found on rly tracks

Fire extiguisher found on tracks. (Sourced)
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 09:30 am IST

Fire extinguisher found on rly track: Fell from a train, say officials

(Pic for representation)
Updated on Sept 30, 2024 08:16 am IST

Gurugram: 2 killed, 4 injured in explosion at fire extinguisher factory

Police said that more than two dozen factories, which were in close proximity to the fire extinguisher factory, were also gutted in the explosion (Twitter Photo)
Published on Jun 22, 2024 10:23 am IST

Video of Taylor Swift extinguishing fire in NYC apartment goes viral | Watch

Taylor Swift saves the day when a small fire erupts in her NYC apartment's kitchen during her songwriting session with Gracie Abrams.
Published on Jun 22, 2024 12:46 am IST

Ludhiana DC asks for declaration of Safe School Vahan policy within a week

The principals have been directed to submit a self declaration regarding the compliance of the policy in their respective schools within a week to avoid any action. (HT File Photo/For reference)
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 05:50 am IST

Luxury car gutted in fire at Undri, no casualties reported

The incident was reported at around 11:35 pm at Undri Pisoli near the Dharmavat petrol pump. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 06:49 pm IST

South African pilot finds venomous cobra under his seat, makes emergency landing

In this photo provided by Brian Emmenis, people look inside a plane at the Welkom Airport, in Welkom, South Africa, as they search for a venomous snake that the pilot found hiding under his seat midair, Monday April 3, 2023.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 04:25 am IST

German start-up tests device which can 'smell' wildfire even before flames erupt

Wildfires are huge source of pollution.
Updated on Nov 15, 2022 03:19 pm IST

Mohali factory blaze: Equipment not upgraded, says fire dept

Firefighters trying to douse the fire which broke out in a plastic factory at Industrial Area, Phase-9, in Mohali on Saturday, June 20.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 11:07 pm IST

RSS labour wing criticises move to amend labour laws amid Covid-19 outbreak

The BMS, which claims the affiliation of over 6,000 labour unions, said it would urge the Centre to prevail upon the state governments to roll back their ‘labour-unfriendly’ decisions.
Updated on May 08, 2020 03:33 pm IST

Vishal Mega Mart fire: No safety equipment, fire-dept notices ignored, says Mohali SDM’s report

The fire that engulfed the SCO in Mohali’s Phase 5 on February 29 prompted a high level inquiry by Mohali administration.
Published on Mar 12, 2020 12:48 am IST

Ropes, sand sacks in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar’s DIY fire-safety plan

Locals practise using ropes to climb down a residential building at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan/HT Photo)
Published on Aug 29, 2019 07:35 am IST

Sneak peek: Metro-3 will ride on Mumbai’s spirit and love for sea

According to MMRC officials, the trains are being manufactured under the Central government’s Make in India initiative. The delivery of the first train is expected to start from September 2020.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 05:11 am IST

Delhi govt asks all private schools to comply with fire safety norms

Private schools were directed to ensure they fulfil conditions laid for securing Fire Safety Certificates and that the “schools have Fire Safety Certificates duly issued by Fire Services and they rectify all deficiencies.”
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 10:39 am IST

90% coaching centres in Kota lack fire safety arrangements: Audit

Mock fire safety drill being carried out at Allen coaching centre.
Updated on May 26, 2019 07:47 am IST

Two trapped in burning car saved by policemen in Dilshad Garden

The three policemen in the PCR van included assistant sub-inspectors Rishi Kumar and Naresh Kumar, and driver, constable Surender.
Published on May 20, 2019 06:50 am IST

Roadways workers want broken buses fixed ahead of peak summer

Gurugram, India-April 10, 2019: Multiple Haryana roadways workers in Gurugram have raised issues of poor conditions of buses, particularly overheating, the issue of which has become more pronounced in the last couple of weeks with the summer. A lack of qualified mechanics and shortage of funds are major detriments to fixing the issue, and workers say they have to bear the brunt of buses not completing their required kilometres due to mechanical problems at Bus Depot, Near Bus Stand, in Gurugram, India, on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Photo by Yogendra Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Published on Apr 11, 2019 03:14 am IST

Pimp my ride, election campaign style: ‘Victory chariot’ scorching Shirur trail

Shiv Sena’s sitting member of Parliament (MP) from Shirur in Pune district, Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil, in his ‘vijayrath’ driven by businessman Prasad Abhang
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 02:23 pm IST

Close shave for 30 kids as short circuit triggers fire in Gurugram school’s classroom

Some benches and school bags were damaged in the fire.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 04:32 am IST

Explosion at IIT-Bombay injures professor, 2 interns

IIT-Bombay, Powai.
Published on Mar 30, 2019 12:40 am IST

After Akshardham tragedy, Delhi traffic cops teach fire safety drills to motorists

On Sunday, a fire incident in a car had claimed the lives of a 34-year-old woman and her two daughters near the Akshardham flyover in east Delhi.
Published on Mar 13, 2019 01:17 am IST

Gautam Budh Nagar district hospitals told to submit safety affidavits

The direction has come in the wake of Metro Hospital fire that took place on February 7.
Published on Feb 28, 2019 03:29 am IST

Commercial building in Ghaziabad

At least 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames which began around 8 am. Officials of the district fire department said that they will soon initiate a drive against buildings which do not have no objection certificates (NoC) for fire.
Published on Feb 28, 2019 03:11 am IST

​National Fire and Evacuation Drill Day: students get first-hand training on fire safety at Don Bosco School, Pune

Students perform a mock drill at the Don Bosco school, Yerawada, on the occasion of National Fire and Evacuation Drill Day on Monday.
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 02:25 pm IST

Mumbai hospital fire toll up to 8, facility without key safety gear

Firefighters conduct rescue after a major fire breaks out at ESIC Kamgar Hospital, in Mumbai on Monday.
Updated on Dec 19, 2018 12:09 am IST

UP government ready with rules on school vans for first time

The transport department is said to have no legal mechanism at present to monitor school vehicles.
Published on Jul 18, 2018 12:54 pm IST