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646 schools in city not complying with fire safety norms: BMC audit
By Ankita Bhatkhande, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2019 12:14 AM IST
Now, apply online for fire safety NOC in Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2019 12:36 AM IST
Man buried under a pile of mud rescued, critical
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2019 04:52 AM IST
Mohammad Tabrez Alam, the victim, is a native of Bihar who was working at the site as a contractual labourer.
Fire in paint warehouse in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh, 1 dead
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 11:39 PM IST
The fire services took nearly four hours to douse the flames, and efforts had to be made to prevent the blaze from spreading to other buildings and causing a disruption in traffic on the adjacent Punjabi Bagh Main Road, said Atul Garg, chief fire officer (Delhi Fire Services).
6 months after fire, Mohali factory fined ₹25,000
By HT Correspondent, Mohali
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2019 12:55 AM IST
Penalised it for not having a valid fire-safety licence and failing to renew its no-objection certificate
Firefighters rescue 700 birds in August
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 30, 2019 03:53 AM IST
While, the agency received an average of 150 to 200 bird rescue calls on a monthly basis from January to July, in August alone, the Delhi Fire Services received 718 calls.
Fire at complex in Lucknow’s Khurramnagar, two injured
By HT Correspondent | Lucknow
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2019 12:22 AM IST
A woman and her infant daughter who were reportedly sleeping on the first floor of the complex were injured in the fire. They were taken to a nearby hospital from where they were later discharged.
3 children among 6 dead in night fire at Delhi’s Zakir Nagar
By Shiv Sunny | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 07, 2019 07:56 AM IST
When the fire broke out at around 2.15am — allegedly in electricity meter boards installed in the building’s stilt car park — there were over 40 people staying in the 13 small flats in the building.
Heavy rain lashes Pune, waterlogging, traffic snarls in many areas
By Prachi Bari | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON JUL 28, 2019 05:45 PM IST
Areas affected include Mundhwa, Rasta peth, Sinhgad, Kharadi, Bibvewadi, Chinchwad, among others
Fire breaks out in Badlapur flat
By Sajana Nambiar | Hindustan Times, Badlapur
PUBLISHED ON JUL 21, 2019 12:35 AM IST
The cause of the fire is suspected to be short circuit
‘Andheri school violated fire safety norms, has no OC’: Mumbai Fire Brigade
By Ankita Bhatkhande | Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 07, 2019 02:49 PM IST
A recent inspection by the fire department revealed that the school has no fire safety equipment even in the science laboratory.
Fire ravages two floors of health directorate building
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 06, 2019 12:23 AM IST
Atul Garg, chief fire officer, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said they received the call around 1.50pm. Ten engines were rushed along with a sky lift.
‘Mujhe bahar nikalo’: Teen found after 12 hours, dies on way to hospital
By Mehul R Thakkar and Swapnil Rawal | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2019 12:32 PM IST
Bodies of the parents and the three-year-old were found in the morning, while Deepa’s body was found around 2pm. The rescue operations, which started around 2am, got tough as it kept raining through the night. The teams kept Sanchita engaged in a conversation.
4 kids among 7 injured as gas cylinder explodes in Delhi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 01, 2019 04:26 AM IST
Atul Garg, chief fire officer of Delhi Fire Services, said they got a call around 8.45am reporting the fire following a blast in an LPG cylinder on the third floor of building number 116 in Jwala Nagar.
AIIMS Jodhpur female staff locks room, sets herself on fire
By Asian News International | Jodhpur
PUBLISHED ON JUN 30, 2019 08:27 AM IST
The hospital was informed by a passerby that fumes were coming out of a room on the third floor of the building following which the administration had sent its fire officer to verify the claims.
Fire at unauthorised furniture market halts Metro services
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2019 05:13 AM IST
Fire department officials said it took them three hours and 17 fire tenders to douse the blaze.
Firefighters rescue six women, one child from fire at Okhla building
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 20, 2019 07:23 AM IST
Atul Garg, chief fire officer (Delhi Fire Services) said that three cars and six two-wheelers were gutted. The building’s lift system was damaged and dense smoke engulfed four floors .
Another person drowns in Dhankot canal near Delhi-Gurugram border
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2019 01:02 AM IST
Sukhbir Yadav, assistant fire officer, Sector 37 fire station, said a team comprising 10 officials from two fire stations (Bhim Nagar and Sector 37) reached the spot around 3.15pm.
Multiple coaching centres in Jaipur run illegally without fire safety measures
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 08:07 AM IST
The building structures of these coaching centres vary as some run out of more than two-storeyed buildings; others run in the basement and even single rooms with single exits.
90% coaching centres in Kota lack fire safety arrangements: Audit
By Aabshar H Quazi | Hindustan Times, Kota
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 07:47 AM IST
Civic body officials say notices have been served to owners of 400 institute buildings for installation of fire safety systems
Rooftop restaurant destroyed in fire
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 22, 2019 03:48 AM IST
The fire department said that the absence of customers was the reason there was no casualty in the blaze.
‘183 hospitals in Thane don’t have fire NOCs’: Fire brigade dept
By Megha Pol | Thane
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2019 02:22 AM IST
The department said none of these hospitals had fire NOCs, thus their applications for renewal could not be accepted.
15 Thane clinics sealed over lack of fire NOC
By Megha Pol | Thane
PUBLISHED ON MAY 09, 2019 01:25 AM IST
The fire brigade department had served notices to these clinics last week, ordering them to vacate their buildings and shift the patients elsewhere.
Fire breaks out on the sixth floor of Shastri Bhawan
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 30, 2019 07:05 PM IST
The fire was later brought under control by 2.55 pm. No injury or casualty has been reported, the senior fire officer said.The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, they added.
How locals sensed danger, ran to safety minutes before Karol Bagh building collapse
By Shiv Sunny | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2019 07:20 AM IST
The timing of the mishap in the early hours of the morning, preceded by warning signs, and the presence of mind displayed by local residents averted a tragedy. A woman, who fell while fleeing an adjacent building, suffered minor injuries — the only reported so far in the incident.
Commercial building in Ghaziabad
By HT Correspondent | Ghaziabad
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2019 03:11 AM IST
A four-storey commercial complex, located in a residential locality in Kavi Nagar, was gutted on Wednesday morning. The building housed a grocery shop on the ground and a few restaurants on the upper floors, which were completely destroyed.
19-year-old killed in an accident, truck set ablaze in Pimpri-Chinchwad
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2019 04:17 PM IST
A case of causing death due to negligent driving was registered at Pimpri police station against the truck driver
National Fire and Evacuation Drill Day: students get first-hand training on fire safety at Don Bosco School, Pune
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2019 02:25 PM IST
The fire brigade team demonstrated several methods of protecting and saving people besides extinguishing the fire.
Pune’s Hinjewadi residents pitch in to set up drip irrigation for plants on hills
By Prachi Bari | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2019 03:28 PM IST
Known as the Hinjewadi Hills Green Army, the team of 25 volunteers was formed in June.
At least 90 homes gutted in huge slum blaze at Pune’s Patil Estate
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2018 04:01 PM IST
Twenty fire brigade vehicles and 20 water tankers were used to control the fire, according to Prashant Ranpise, chief fire officer, Pune.
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