Fire Accidents: News
25 Feb 2024
United States of AmericaIndian killed in New York fire caused by e-bike battery
An Indian man lost his life in a deadly fire incident in New York's Harlen on Friday in the United States (US).
23 Dec 2023
HyderabadTelangana: Massive fire breaks out at Hyderabad hospital
A massive fire reportedly broke out at a hospital in the Mehdipatnam area of Telangana's capital, Hyderabad, on Saturday evening.
25 Nov 2023
KarachiPakistan: 11 dead as fire engulfs shopping mall in Karachi
A massive fire erupted in a multi-story shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Saturday, leaving 11 people dead and several others injured, Geo News reported.
20 Nov 2023
VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam: Fire at harbor destroys 35 boats, Navy called in
A devastating fire erupted at a fishing harbor in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, gutting around 35 fishing boats on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
17 Oct 2023
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: 11 dead in 2 separate firecracker unit blasts
At least 11 people reportedly lost their lives in explosions at two separate firecracker units in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar on Tuesday.
27 Sep 2023
IraqIraq: 114 killed, over 150 injured in wedding hall fire
A fire broke out at a wedding party in Iraq's Nineveh province, leaving at least 114 dead and over 150 injured, The Associated Press reported.
27 Aug 2023
MumbaiMumbai: 3 dead as fire breaks out in Galaxy Hotel
At least three persons were killed and five others injured after a fire broke out at a hotel in the Santacruz area of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
26 Aug 2023
MaduraiTamil Nadu: 10 dead, 20 injured in massive train fire
At least 10 people have lost their lives, while over 20 were injured after a massive fire broke out inside a stationary train compartment at the Madurai Railway Station in Tamil Nadu on Saturday morning.
29 Jul 2023
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: 8 killed, building collapses in firecracker factory explosion
Eight people were killed and several others sustained injuries after a massive explosion ripped through a firecracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday.
04 Jun 2023
DelhiDelhi: Fire breaks out in Jahangirpuri, dousing operation underway
A massive fire reportedly broke out in the slum areas of Delhi's Jahangirpuri neighborhood on Sunday.
23 May 2023
WorldGuyana: At least 19 children killed in school dormitory fire
At least 19 children reportedly died in a devastating school dormitory fire accident in the central Guyanese mining town of Mahdia on Monday.
15 Apr 2023
TV News'CID' actor KK Goswami's car catches fire; no casualties reported
A normal drive turned into a nightmare for CID actor KK Goswami's son after the former's car reportedly caught fire in Mumbai on Saturday.
15 Apr 2023
BangladeshBangladesh: Massive fire at Dhaka's shopping center, military forces deployed
A massive fire broke out at a popular shopping center in Bangladesh's Dhaka, spreading to nearly 1,500 shops and forcing the country's military to intervene, reported Reuters.
03 Apr 2023
KeralaKerala: Man sets co-passengers ablaze on train, 3 found dead
In a shocking incident in Kerala, an unidentified person reportedly set co-passengers on fire inside a compartment of the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express on Sunday night when the train—headed for Kannur—was crossing the Korapuzha River bridge.
30 Mar 2023
NoidaNoida: Fire breaks out at Adani Group's upcoming data center
A minor fire broke out at an under-construction building of the Adani Group in Noida Sector 62 at 11.20 pm on Tuesday, reported PTI.
17 Mar 2023
Telangana6 dead in massive fire in Secunderabad's 10-story commercial complex
A massive fire broke out at the Swapnalok Complex in Telangana's Secunderabad at around 7.30 pm on Thursday, leaving six individuals dead, reported ANI.
09 Mar 2023
KochiKochi: Residents gasp for breath in aftermath of Brahmapuram fire
Residents in Kochi, Kerala, are complaining of breathlessness and discomfort, eight days after a massive fire at the Brahmapuram dump site started, India Today reported.
07 Mar 2023
BangladeshBangladesh: 15 dead, 100+ injured in Dhaka building blast
At least 15 people died and more than 100 others were injured in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as a powerful blast ripped through a building on Tuesday.
07 Mar 2023
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Wildfires destroy over 107 hectares of forest cover
More than 107 hectares of forest cover in Uttarakhand have been hit by wildfire incidents since January this year, according to the state's Forest Department, reported India Today.
01 Mar 2023
DelhiDelhi: Massive fire causes building collapse, no casualties reported
A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in the Roshanara Road area of Delhi on Wednesday, causing the building to collapse and narrowly missing some firefighters on the scene.
14 Feb 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: Fire kills mother-daughter duo during anti-encroachment demolition drive
A fire during an anti-encroachment drive claimed the lives of a 45-year-old woman and her 20-year-old daughter at Madauli village in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district on Monday, reported NDTV.
01 Feb 2023
DhanbadDhanbad: 14 die in massive fire at multi-story building
At least 14 people lost their lives, and many others were injured after a major fire broke out at a multi-story building in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday.
28 Jan 2023
JharkhandJharkhand: 6 dead in massive fire at hospital in Dhanbad
At least six persons, including a doctor couple, lost their lives due to suffocation after a massive fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday at Hazra Memorial Hospital in Dhanbad's Purana Bazar in Jharkhand.
26 Nov 2022
DelhiDelhi: Chandni Chowk market fire still burning after a day
About 150 shops have been gutted and five large buildings were damaged in the massive fire at Mahalaxmi Market in Bhagirath Palace in New Delhi's Chandni Chowk.
10 Nov 2022
MaldivesMaldives: 8 Indians among 10 migrant workers die in fire
At least 10 people including eight Indian migrant workers lost their lives in a fire in Male city of Maldives on Thursday.
07 Nov 2022
DubaiFire breaks out near Dubai's Burj Khalifa
On Monday morning, fire broke out in a 35-story high-rise building near the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, reported Associated Press (AP).
05 Nov 2022
Russia15 die after fire engulfs popular Russian cafe
A massive fire incident in a popular cafe in Russia on Saturday resulted in the death of 15 people while 250 were evacuated.
29 Oct 2022
BiharBihar: Cylinder explodes while cooking Chhath puja prasad; 30 injured
The celebrations of the Chhath festival turned into a tragedy for a family in Aurangabad, Bihar, when a suspected short-circuit caused a cylinder blast, resulting in a massive fire.
25 Oct 2022
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh: Fire guts 700 shops in Itanagar's oldest market
Over 700 shops went up in smoke when a fire broke out and spread uncontrollably at a market in Naharlagun, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, in the early hours of Tuesday.
13 Sep 2022
TelanganaHyderabad: 8 dead in major fire accident at e-scooter showroom
Eight people died and many were injured after a massive fire broke out at an electric scooter showroom in Hyderabad on Monday night.
05 Sep 2022
Yogi AdityanathFire guts Lucknow's Levana Hotel; 4 dead, 10 injured
A massive fire broke out at Levana Hotel in Lucknow's Hazratganj locality, killing at least four persons and injuring 10 others on Monday morning, reported News18.
12 Mar 2022
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Massive fire breaks out in Gokulpuri area; 7 dead
At least seven people died and nearly 30 shanties were burned down after a massive fire broke out in Delhi's Gokulpuri area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
16 Feb 2022
DelhiUphaar Cinema fire case: Ansal brothers' jail term to continue
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected petitions filed by the Ansal brothers—real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal—seeking a suspension of their seven-year prison term in the Uphaar Cinema fire case.
10 Jan 2022
New York City19 dead, including children, in New York's deadliest apartment fire
At least 19 people, including nine children, have been killed in what is being called the deadliest apartment fire in New York City, United States in the last three decades.
06 Nov 2021
Maharashtra11 COVID-19 patients die in fire at Maharashtra hospital
At least 11 patients died and several others sustained serious injuries after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a civil hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar city on Saturday morning.
22 Oct 2021
Mumbai1 dead after fire at residential building in Mumbai
A major fire broke out on the 19th floor of a residential building in Mumbai's Lalbaug area on Friday.
18 Oct 2021
GujaratGujarat: Fire at Surat factory kills 2; over 100 rescued
A fire broke out at a packaging factory in Gujarat's Surat district in the early hours of Monday, news agency ANI reported.
08 Sep 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalized
A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital Jakarta early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring 80 others.
29 Aug 2021
MumbaiCylinder blast in Mumbai's Dharavi; 14 injured rushed to hospital
At least 14 people have been injured due to a cylinder blast at a shanty in Dharavi, Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Sunday.
13 Jul 2021
IraqIraqi health officials: 64 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said.
12 Jul 2021
Fire BrigadeFire breaks out at Tikri Kalan area; no casualty reported
It took over 10 hours for more than 200 fire-fighters to douse the blaze at an open godown in the PVC market in the Tikri Kalan area where a major fire broke out on Sunday night, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said.
09 Jul 2021
BangladeshBangladesh: 52 killed, 50 others injured in factory fire
At least 52 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a massive fire that broke out at a six-story juice factory outside Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, according to media reports on Friday.
08 Jul 2021
DubaiDubai: Fiery explosion on container ship sends tremors across city
A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at Jebel Ali Port late Wednesday, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
05 Jul 2021
BangkokBlast at Thai factory shakes Bangkok airport, area evacuated
A massive explosion at a factory on the outskirts of Bangkok early Monday shook an airport terminal serving Thailand's capital, injuring at least 11 people and prompting the evacuation of residents from the area, authorities said.
03 Jul 2021
KolkataTwo injured in fire at closed cinema hall in Kolkata
At least two people were injured when a massive fire broke out at a closed cinema hall in the city's Lake Town area, a senior official of the fire department of Kolkata said.
01 Jul 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi shoe godown fire: Police recovers more human remains
A sample of human remains was recovered on Wednesday from a two-story shoe godown in West Delhi's Udyog Nagar where a massive fire broke out last week, police said.
25 Jun 2021
SingaporeSingapore bound container ship catches fire in Indian Ocean
A fire broke out on a container ship sailing toward Singapore in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan Navy said on Friday, a week after a cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank near the country's main port in Colombo nearly a month after catching fire.
21 Jun 2021
Delhi PoliceMajor fire at a Delhi shoe factory, 6 feared missing
A major fire broke out at a shoe factory in Peeragarhi Udyog Nagar in Outer Delhi this morning, reports said, adding at least six people who worked there are feared missing.
07 Jun 2021
PunePune: Major fire breaks out at chemical factory; 18 dead
In a major tragedy, at least 18 employees of a chemical factory located in Pune, Maharashtra lost their lives while many are still missing as a massive fire broke out at the company's sanitizer manufacturing unit on Monday.
03 Jun 2021
IranMassive fire breaks out at oil refinery near Tehran
A massive fire broke out Wednesday night at the oil refinery known as Tondgooyan refinery near the capital of Iran, sending thick plumes of black smoke over Tehran. No casualties have been reported so far.
02 Jun 2021
IranIran's largest warship catches fire, sinks; reason behind blaze unknown
The largest warship in the Iranian Navy caught fire and later sank on Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semi-official news agencies reported.
29 May 2021
West BengalFour charred bodies recovered from building after massive fire
The firefighters on Saturday morning recovered four unidentified charred bodies from a building in North 24 Parganas in New Barrackpore, West Bengal, where a devastating fire had broken out on early Thursday morning, in a vest manufacturing unit and other combustible item-filled godowns, including that of a medical retail chain.
12 May 2021
GujaratFire at COVID-19 care center in Gujarat; 61 patients shifted
A fire broke out at a hotel-turned-COVID-19 care center in Gujarat's Bhavnagar in the wee hours of Wednesday, officials said, adding nobody was hurt.
28 Apr 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Fire at hospital kills four patients, 20 others rescued
In an extremely tragic incident, at least four patients died after a fire broke out at a private hospital in Thane's Mumbra. Nearly 20 patients were rescued from the healthcare facility.
10 Apr 2021
MaharashtraNagpur hospital fire: Woman patient among four dead, two critical
The fire at a private hospital in Nagpur has claimed the lives of four patients- one woman and three men- and also left two other patients critical, officials said on Saturday.
09 Apr 2021
GujaratFire engulfs school building in Ahmedabad; three workers rescued
Three workers were rescued by the fire brigade after a major blaze engulfed a six-story school building in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Friday, officials said.
05 Apr 2021
UttarakhandIAF helicopters begin firefighting operations in Uttarakhand
IAF helicopters on Monday began firefighting operations in Uttarakhand, conducting several sorties over burning forests in Garhwal region to spray water over raging flames and extinguish them.
02 Apr 2021
BangladeshFire kills three in market near Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
A fire on Friday destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people, police and witnesses said.
31 Mar 2021
Safdarjung HospitalFire breaks out in Safdarjung Hospital, 50 patients evacuated
A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the ICU of Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital following which 50 patients were evacuated, fire officials said.
27 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai: Six booked for 'mall hospital' fire
Police has registered an offense of culpable homicide against six persons in connection with the fire at a Bhandup mall, which claimed the lives of nine coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at a hospital located there, an official said on Saturday.
27 Mar 2021
PunePune: Massive fire at Fashion Street guts over 500 shops
In a tragic incident, a massive fire broke out at the Fashion Street market area of Maharashtra's Pune late on Friday night, burning down over 500 shops to ashes.
26 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai: Ten dead in hospital fire, says fire department official
Ten patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital inside a mall in Mumbai where coronavirus patients were being treated, a fire brigade official said on Friday.
26 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai: Fire at hospital (inside a mall) kills two
A major fire broke out at a hospital inside a mall in Mumbai killing at least two people, multiple reports said on Friday.
09 Mar 2021
KolkataKolkata: Nine, including firemen, killed in fire; CM visits spot
A massive fire in a high-rise building, that houses the offices of Eastern Railways, in Kolkata's Strand Road claimed the lives of nine people, including four fire department personnel.
08 Mar 2021
LucknowLucknow: Cold-storage owner booked over gas-chamber explosion
An FIR has been registered against the owner of a cold storage unit after two laborers were killed following an explosion in a gas chamber two days ago, officials said on Monday.
06 Mar 2021
BhiwandiFire destroys powerloom factory in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi town
A powerloom factory was gutted in a major fire that broke out in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Saturday, an official said.
