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.
As many as 27 fire tenders were rushed to the spot in Karampura and were carrying out the firefighting operations at the factory
The deceased were identified as Kanchan Arora, 86, and Kamal, 92). While the two women were killed, 17 others were safely rescued from the centre engulfed by raging flames.
About 20 others were under treatment for smoke inhalation, they said, adding the death toll could rise further.
The incident took place at Gonda while the Army convoy was on way to Udaipur.
The LG has further constituted a multi-disciplinary committee to look into the matter and submit a report within 30 days.
