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    Fire Safety News

    PMC to impose fire-safety fees on violators, recover dues based on built-up area

    The decision comes as the civic body intensifies its fire-safety inspections across the city, with officials finding widespread violations at coaching classes, paying guest (PG) facilities, educational buildings, warehouses, scrap shops, hospitals and other establishments. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 56 minutes ago

    Ludhiana: Khanna clothing shop ravaged in blaze, safety gaps flagged

    A firefighting operation underway in Dhobiyan Wali Gali, Khanna, on Thursday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 1 hours ago

    Fire breaks out at Bank of India building on Laxmi Road

    A fire broke out in a sixth-floor office at the Bank of India building on crowded Laxmi Road on Tuesday. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 2 days ago

    Katraj SWaCH waste facility gets notice over fire safety lapses

    PMC fire brigade on Thursday issued notice to SWaCH waste facility at Garbage Ramp, Katraj, directing it to address fire-safety lapses within seven days. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 7 days ago

    PMC fire brigade serves notice to 18 hospitals

    The inspections, which began last Friday on the instructions of Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishor Ram, have so far covered 207 establishments across Pune. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 7 days ago

    Bus fire on Yamuna Eway: Why sleeper coaches keep going up in flames

    The high casualties in these incidents have brought renewed attention to the safety of sleeper buses operating on India’s highways.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 7 days ago

    Fire safety checks find gaps at coaching centres in Ludhiana

    So far, 48 institutes in Kitchlu Nagar, Bharat Nagar, Tuition Market and other areas have been inspected. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 8 days ago

    PGs pull down signboards as PMC shuts 10 more on 4th day of crackdown

    The action was the fourth consecutive day of drive. All 10 establishments were closed after violations were found. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 10 days ago

    Monday musings: The question behind PMC’s fire-safety crackdown

    Monday musings: The question behind PMC’s fire-safety crackdown
    Cities
    Published 11 days ago

    PMC shuts 20 establishments, widens fire-safety crackdown to scrap godowns

    PMC shuts 20 establishments, widens fire-safety crackdown to scrap godowns
    Cities
    Published 11 days ago

    Fire dept serves notices to 36 establishments over safety violations

    The latest inspection covered 21 PG facilities and hostels, 13 coaching classes, one study centre and one fitness gym. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 12 days ago

    15+ Delhi hotels, guest houses refused safety nod

    The action follows a series of fires in the Capital, including the June 3 blaze at Flourish Stay in Hauz Rani that killed at least 23 people.
    Cities
    Updated 13 days ago

    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 21 days 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 21 days 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 21 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 22 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 22 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 24 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 25 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 28 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 29 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 30 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 33 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 37 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 38 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 43 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 46 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 51 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 57 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 70 days ago
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