The Union Health Secretary has written to all Chief Secretaries of states and union territories, urging them to review and strengthen capacities for prevention, preparedness and mitigation against fire accidents in all health facilities.
"PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in the fire accident at Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh. The injured would be given Rs 50,000," posted the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on X.
A 7-year-old boy lost his life due to a suspected short circuit that caused a fire in his home in Vaddera Basthi, Dammaiguda, Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Friday.
Eight of the 154 people injured in the fireworks incident at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district remain in critical condition and are receiving intensive care.
The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to bear the medical expenses of those injured in the Nileshwaram fireworks accident in Kasaragod district. This decision was taken during today's cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
More than 150 people are injured in a fireworks accidedent in Kerala's Neeleswaram of Kasargod district on Monday midnight, the police said. The injured have shifted to hospitals .
A fire broke out on Thursday at a private travel company in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, according to Assistant District Fire Officer Srihari.
A fire broke out at a gunny godown at Budidhi Gadda junction in Warangal, Telangana on Tuesday. According to the fire officials, they had received information about a fire accident in the region early in the morning, after which four fire vehicles were dispatched to help extinguish the fl
The Indian embassy in Kuwait has expressed condolences on the demise of the family of four people who were charred to death in a fire accident in Kuwait.
Built in the 15th century, it has faced adversity twice. Once during the Pacific War when it was burned and destroyed, and again in 2019 due to a fire accident.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered financial assistance to the family of two workers from Gorakhpur who lost their lives in a fire accident in Kuwait and to devotees who were injured in the recent terrorist attack on a pilgrims' bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi.