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    Fire Safety News

    Staff crunch delays Ggm fire safety survey

    Officials said Gurugram has a strength of 248 officers and fire fighters while the actual manpower needed is around 500. (Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 1 day ago

    Fire NOCs missing across Satya Niketan-Moti Bagh, only 3 restaurants cleared

    An initial survey following Sunday’s deadly building collapse identifying at least 20 other multi-storey buildings in the area that appear to require a fire NOC but have never applied for one. (Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Updated 1 day ago

    Maharashtra: Five suspended over Amravati hospital fire that killed three infants

    The August 24 fire at Amravati Women’s Hospital killed three newborns. An inquiry found lapses in fire safety, equipment maintenance and supervision.
    India News
    Published 2 days ago

    Fire safety drive at malls, commercial establishments in Kolkata ahead of Durga Puja

    Fire safety drive at malls, commercial establishments in Kolkata ahead of Durga Puja
    Cities
    Published 3 days ago

    Gurugram PGs raise fire safety concerns ‘amid overcrowding, violations’

    Fire officials said 667 PGs lacked fire NOCs or adequate safety equipment, while more than 350 accommodations have received show-cause notices. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 3 days ago

    Inspections fade, tragedies repeat: Delhi's post-Hauz Rani drive fizzles out

    The latest collapse in Satya Niketan, which killed six people, has once again raised the question of building safety.
    Cities
    Updated 5 days ago

    No sanctioned plan, no fire NOC: How Satya Niketan PG building grew unsafe

    The collapsed building at P-14 Satya Niketan stood on a 55 sq yard plot and had a basement and four floors, according to an MCD report.
    Cities
    Updated 5 days ago

    Fire safety mock drill held at M3M Business Park in Sector 67A

    Officials said the drill was conducted from 11.00 am to 11.30 am.
    Cities
    Published 8 days ago

    Fire breaks out at a shoe factory in Noida; no casualties

    The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-storey building, said fire officials, adding that due to the flammable material used to make shoes, the fire spread rapidly across the entire floor. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 9 days ago

    1,500-page charge sheet filed in Hauz Rani fire; B&B owner named

    The charred remains of Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani, where a fire on June 3 killed 23 people, including foreigners.
    Cities
    Published 10 days ago

    Smoke management system, refuge areas: Delhi notifies amended fire safety rules

    To be sure, all regulations related to fire safety in Delhi are governed by the Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007, and the Delhi Fire Service Rules, 2010.
    India News
    Updated 13 days ago

    Maha orders fire, electrical safety audits of hospitals

    Charred remains of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after a fire broke out in District Women's Hospital claiming lives of three newborn babies, in Amravati on August 24. Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered an immediate audit of fire safety, electrical systems, building safety and hospital equipment in all government, private and charitable hospitals. (ANI Video Grab)
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    Amravati NICU fire deaths expose safety gaps in govt hospitals

    Officials inspect the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a government hospital where a fire killed at least three newborns, in Amravati district, Maharashtra, Monday. (PTI)
    Cities
    Published 18 days ago

    5 Bangladeshis among 9 dead in Kolkata hotel fire on Mirza Ghalib St: Officials

    Shikha Inn Hotel is among the several small hotels operating out of the same five-storey building. (AP Photo)
    India News
    Published 24 days ago

    Delhi master plan: City plan integrates lessons from Covid pandemic, 2023 floods

    Delhi master plan: City plan integrates lessons from Covid pandemic, 2023 floods
    Cities
    Published 26 days ago

    17 children escape narrowly as school bus catches fire in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer

    Preliminary probe suggested that a short circuit may have caused the fire.
    India News
    Updated 32 days ago

    CREDAI offers to fund fire safety equipment at Noida High-rises

    Procurement is underway for taller hydraulic machines, firefighting foam and other equipment to tackle fire incidents in high-rises and factories in Gautam Budh Nagar, an official said. (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Published 37 days ago

    Over 600 PGs found operating without fire NOCs: Officials

    Officials said notices have been sent to all the PGs and will be sealed if they don’t apply for an NOC or install proper fire safety equipment.
    Cities
    Published 50 days ago

    IIT-Delhi team likely to survey fire-hit Aliganj bldg, surroundings

    A massive fire gutted a three-floor commercial building housing an animation centre in Lucknow on June 22. (File Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 52 days ago

    Over 1K establishments in Ggm lack fire NOCs

    The inspections revealed a severe lack of compliance among paying guest (PG) accommodations, with 622 out of 623 surveyed operating without a valid fire NOC.
    Cities
    Published 63 days ago

    After June first week drive, LDA to re-inspect 81 buildings, sealing likely over fire safety lapses

    Representational image (File Photo)
    Cities
    Published 76 days ago

    Lucknow’s Lok Bandhu hospital fire: Alert guard, driver avert major tragedy

    The fire at the Lucknow’s Lok Bandhu hospital was contained within 30 minutes. (HT photo)
    Cities
    Published 78 days ago

    Chhattisgarh CM Sai orders statewide safety audit of buildings

    Sai’s directions come against the backdrop of a deadly fire on June 22 in Lucknow’s Aliganj area that killed 15 people. (X/)
    Cities
    Published 79 days ago

    Over 40 coaching institutes sealed in Uttar Pradesh districts over safety violations

    The action, now in its second day, follows directives from the Uttar Pradesh government to review safety standards at educational institutions that attract large numbers of students. (FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY)
    Cities
    Published 80 days ago

    24 hours after Aliganj tragedy, fire breaks out at Lucknow college

    Firemen dousing flames at Eram College on Tuesday (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 81 days ago

    Fire in Aliganj, Lucknow: Deadly blaze leaves people shaken, heartbroken

    The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and Special Investigation Team (SIT) members at the site on Tuesday. Various agencies are investigating the matter
    Cities
    Updated 81 days ago

    Lucknow tragedy: Height loophole left building exempt from fire checks

    The inferno in Aliganj. (Sourced )
    Cities
    Published 81 days ago

    Expired fire extinguishers, pending NOCs expose safety gaps in key govt offices

    At the six-storey Mini Secretariat, which also houses the Gurugram deputy commissioner’s (DC’s) office, each floor is equipped with six to seven fire extinguishers.
    Cities
    Published 84 days ago

    After recent fires, GB Nagar plans safety audit of public buildings, high-rises

    A fire broke out at a restaurant located in a five-storey building in Sector 52 earlier this month. (Sunil Ghosh /HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 86 days ago

    Delhi's unsafe neighbourhoods and the human cost of unauthorised growth

    Delhi's unsafe neighbourhoods and the human cost of unauthorised growth
    India News
    Updated 88 days ago
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