fire station news

Fighting fires with a half-century-old system

At DFS’s control room, a telecaller sends the details of a fire to a broadcast desk who then calls and informs the nearest fire station.

delhi news

Updated on Jun 26, 2026 02:22 pm IST

Hauz Rani fire: 20 key minutes lost as nearest fire station had no crew for tender

Delhi police personnel keep a vigil at the spot a day after a fire at the Flourish Stay B&B in Malviya Nagar killed at least 21 people. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Jun 05, 2026 05:06 am IST

Ghaziabad: Fire dept gets ₹100 cr for two hydraulic platforms

Fire department officials said they had requested funds from the GDA several times earlier to purchase two hydraulic platforms. (Sakib Ali/HT)

noida news

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 11:27 pm IST

Fire engulfs salon in Panchkula’s Sector 5

As per available information, goods worth approximately ₹4 lakh were destroyed in the fire. (HT)

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 13, 2026 09:18 am IST

Ludhiana: Civic body approves new fire station, key infra projects

he decision comes in view of frequent traffic congestion in the southern and central parts of Ludhiana. (HT File)

chandigarh news

Published on Jan 06, 2026 06:14 am IST

PMC approves fire station at Taljai Hill to curb rising incidents

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Subhash Jagtap played a key role in pushing for the fire station at Taljai Hill. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

pune news

Published on Nov 05, 2025 04:06 am IST

Chandigarh: For them, the call of duty shines brighter

Deepak Kumar (2nd from left) along with a team of fire and rescue officers at the Sector-17 fire station. (Keshav Singh/HT)

chandigarh news

Published on Oct 20, 2025 04:00 am IST

Fireman who died saving pigeon was not given safety gear

mumbai news

Published on Oct 17, 2025 06:32 am IST

PCMC to set up new fire station in Bhosari MIDC

A senior official from PCMC, on condition of anonymity said the upcoming fire station will be a modern, four-storey building. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

pune news

Published on May 31, 2025 06:42 am IST

High-powered panel approves contracts worth ₹109 crore

Haryana chief minister chairing a meeting of high-powered works committee in Chandigarh on Monday. (Sourced)

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 25, 2025 05:42 am IST

Ggm woman dies after ‘challenged’ son sets flat ablaze

Gurugram fire department officials said that they had received a fire alert at 11.19pm on Saturday after which two tenders were sent to the spot from Sector-29 fire station. A senior fire department official said that one of the three bedrooms of the flat was completely burnt. (HT Photo)

others

Updated on Mar 11, 2024 05:48 am IST

Nijjar inaugurates fire station in Mohali’s Sector 78

Punjab local government and parliamentary affairs minister Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar inaugurating the newly built Fire Station in Sector 78, Mohali, on Thursday. (HT File Photo)

chandigarh news

Updated on May 19, 2023 06:39 am IST

Car rams into electricity pole, sets off blaze at rice mill godown in Kharar

Firefighters rushed to the scene with three fire tenders that were refilled 15 times to douse the flames. (HT)

chandigarh news

Updated on Apr 16, 2023 04:12 am IST

Rehabilitation scheme for Jewar airport’s phase 2 finalised

At the Noida International Airport construction site in March. (PTI)

noida news

Updated on Apr 02, 2023 11:53 pm IST

Gian Chand Gupta wants action against contractors for delaying Panchkula projects

Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker and Panchkula MLA Gian Chand Gupta.

chandigarh news

Published on Sept 29, 2020 11:29 pm IST

24 Covid patients escape narrowly after fire breaks out in hospital in Andhra Pradesh

Fire fighters quickly put out the blaze and prevented any big damage to hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur town.

india news

Published on Aug 26, 2020 02:41 pm IST

Work to build roads in Ludhiana Focal Point inaugurated

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cities

Updated on Jun 03, 2020 12:54 am IST

Man injured in Sector 37 fire caused by LPG cylinder leak

Firemen at a shed in the backyard of a Sector 37 house. Cupboards and other items stored there were completely damaged in the fire.

chandigarh news

Updated on Jun 01, 2020 08:28 pm IST

England 2005 Ashes star takes up new job as on-call fireman

File image of former England cricketer Geraint Jones.

cricket

Updated on Nov 15, 2019 03:52 pm IST

UP to have 18 cyber police stations, forensic labs

He also directed that process of setting up a forensic university in Lucknow be expedited.

lucknow news

Updated on Nov 01, 2019 11:43 am IST

73 chemical units in Mohali asked to conduct fire safety audit

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cities

Updated on Aug 28, 2019 12:51 am IST

Couple riding bike on bridge washed away in Panvel’s Gadi river

The missing couple has been identified as Aditya Amre, 30, and Sarika Amre, 28. at Panvel in Navi Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

mumbai news

Updated on Jul 10, 2019 08:22 am IST

I brought projects worth ₹50 crore for Amethi: Smriti Irani

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani distributes book to the student at a government school during her visit in Amethi on Saturday.

lucknow news

Updated on Jul 07, 2019 12:34 pm IST

Another person drowns in Dhankot canal near Delhi-Gurugram border

The victim was identified as Tilak Raj, a resident of Kapashera. Police said Raj caught up with his friends for some drinks and they decided to go to the canal for a dip.

gurugram news

Updated on Jun 06, 2019 01:02 am IST

Teen drowns in Dhankot canal while trying to save his friend

A 16-year-old boy drowned and died in a canal near Dhankot village on Friday morning while trying to save his friend.

gurugram news

Published on Jun 01, 2019 12:25 am IST

6 injured as fire breaks out in basement of textile print unit

According to the police, the incident took place around 2.45am, when the workers were on night shift. The police said the basement had been rented by a private company.

gurugram news

Published on May 20, 2019 05:50 am IST

Over 400 cycles bought for Raahgiri rust away at fire HQ

Even as Raahgiri Day goes on without the availability of free cycles every Sunday, 428 cycles that were bought by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) in 2014 for the purpose rust away at the Sector 29 fire station.

gurugram news

Published on Apr 28, 2019 12:33 am IST