Fire breaks out in Taratala, 30 shanties affected
A major fire broke out in the Taratala police station area of Kolkata on Monday night, engulfing around 30 shanties of KPT Colony.
A major fire broke out in the Taratala police station area of Kolkata on Monday night, engulfing around 30 shanties of KPT Colony.
Mayor Firhad Hakim has announced that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will provide adequate compensation to those who lost their homes in the devastating fire that ravaged a slum area in Narkeldanga.
In a sensational development, a senior woman IPS officer has lodged a complaint with Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal, alleging an attempt on her life through an office fire in July. She claims the incident occurred after she exposed gross irregularities in the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors (SIs) and other uniformed service positions.
A fire broke out in the tent city built at Chhatnag in Jhunsi of the Mahakumbh Mela area on Thursday.
A fire broke out at a store building in Bundang, south of Seoul, on Friday, prompting over 300 people within the facility to evacuate, according to authorities. No serious injuries were reported.
The flight crew followed a standard operating procedure and continued its journey after determining that the engine was within normal operating parameters.
The intensity of the fire was such that in no time it engulfed dozens of shops, leaving no time for locals to control it.
Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze before it could spread, they said, adding no loss of life reported.
Sources in the Delhi Police said the elderly was near an LPG cylinder when the fire broke out and spread to the entire room.
Intermittent blasts and leaping fire created panic in the 2 km radius of the accident site after the mishap occurred right after midnight last, and people living along the Highway and shops ran seeking help.
