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10:39 AM
West Bengal: 12 shops gutted in fire in Siliguri

As many as 12 shops were gutted in a fire at Junction market here on Monday.

12:33 PM
Heavy winds fan Australian bushfires, disrupt flights

Strong winds fanned bushfires in two Australian states on Monday, with flames out of control in some areas ravaging thousands of hectares of land, fire services officials said.

12:28 PM
Australia's east coast battles more than 100 bushfires, 21 homes destroyed

Australian firefighters battled strong winds and fast-moving blazes on Saturday as they worked to contain out-of-control bushfires that have destroyed at least 21 homes across two states on the country’s east coast.

04:39 PM
Fire in rear power car of Chandigarh-Kochuveli Express doused

A fire which broke out in the rear power car of Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express at New Delhi Railway station on Friday was successfully doused. No casualties have been reported in the incident.

05:55 PM
Gurdaspur, Punjab: 17 dead in explosion at firecracker factory

Fire broke out at a fire-crackers factory in Batala area of Punjab on Wednesday. Full details:

05:37 PM
Deforestation in Amazon forest affecting Brazil's climate

It has been found in a recent study that deforestation in the Amazon forest has a significant impact on Brazil's local climate.

12:09 PM
Maharashtra: 6 killed, 43 injured in chemical factory fire broke out

At least six workers were feared killed and more than forty got injured on Saturday morning in explosion of cylinders at a chemical factory in Dhule district of Maharashtra.

11:28 AM
Amazon fires scorch Bolsonaro's reputation abroad, but not in Brazil

President Jair Bolsonaro has drawn sharp criticism on the international stage from European leaders and environmental groups for his handling of wildfires raging in the Amazon, but at home few Brazilians are angered by his reluctant response.

10:24 AM
Fire breaks out in Telangana Express, passengers safe

A fire broke out in two coaches of the Hyderabad-New Delhi Telangana Express at Asaoti station in Haryana on Thursday, Northern Railway officials said.

09:57 AM
Fire breaks out at Mustafa Bazaar timber yard

A fire broke out in a timber yard of Mustafa Bazaar of Mazgaon, in Byculla here.

02:02 PM
Igniting global outrage, Brazil's Bolsonaro baselessly blames NGOs for Amazon fires

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the wildfires raged through social media.

02:56 PM
Pak Army opens fire at forward posts, villages in Poonch

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday targeted forward posts and villages along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir with mortars and firing from small arms.

11:47 AM
At least 10 dead after fuel truck collision in western Uganda

At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in flames after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Sunday, police said in a statement.

06:11 PM
Delhi: Fire at AIIMS, 22 fire tenders rushed

A fire broke out at the AIIMS here on Saturday evening and 22 fire tenders were rushed to the site.

10:55 AM
Delhi: Fire breaks out at Gandhi Nagar market, 21 fire tenders at spot

A major fire broke out at Gandhi Nagar market on Tuesday morning.

03:50 PM
Delhi CM orders probe into Zakir Nagar fire incident

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday ordered a probe into the southeast Delhi's Zakir Nagar fire incident.

09:59 AM
Nagar fire: 6 dead; 5 among 10 injured in hospital ICU

Six people died and 10 people sustained injuries after fire broke out in a multistorey building in Zakir Nagar in southeast Delhi the early hours of Tuesday.

05:45 PM
Newly-wed woman commits suicide in J&K's Ramban

A woman, married just 18 days ago, allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district in the early hours of Monday.

11:02 AM
Maharashtra: 3 godowns gutted in major fire in Bhiwandi

Three godowns were gutted after a major fire broke out at a rubber storage facility in Thane district in the wee hours of Tuesday.

12:11 PM
Major fire at footwear factory in Delhi's Keshav Puram

A massive fire broke out Monday morning at a footwear factory in northwest Delhi's Keshav Puram area, officials said.

01:00 PM
Blaze erupts at factory in east Delhi's Jhilmil

A massive fire broke out at a factory in Shahdara's Jhilmil area on Saturday, officials said.

10:30 AM
Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in private school in Thane

A fire broke out in a private school in Thane West on Tuesday.

11:57 AM
Surat fire: Coaching centre owner held, builders on run

Police have arrested the owner of the Surat coaching centre in which a massive fire had erupted Friday claiming lives of 20 persons, mostly teenage students.

06:06 PM
Gujarat: 17 children killed in Surat building fire

At least 17 students of a coaching class were killed when they jumped off a commercial complex after it caught fire Friday afternoon, Gujarat Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said.