On Thursday, the Air India flight AI171 was en route to London from Ahmedabad when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport, ramming into a doctors' hostel of BJ Medical College in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
A fire that broke out in the Physiotherapy Room on the Ground Floor of Metro Hospital Noida early Tuesday morning was swiftly brought under control, the hospital administration said, adding that no injuries were reported and all safety protocols were effectively followed.
"Around 2:19 AM, we got the information about the fire on Cinema Road in the city area. Three fire tenders left the fire station upon receiving the information. Fire tenders are present at the spot. Efforts to douse the fire are underway. No casualties have been reported. The situation is un
According to Fire Officer Anup Singh, a motorcycle was also gutted in the fire along with the two e-rickshaws and the deceased were aged 24 years and 60 years old.
Vehicular movement was disrupted on National Expressway 1 on Thursday morning after two trucks caught fire following a collision, around 10 km before Ahmedabad, officials said.
Chief Fire Officer Rakesh Salunkhe on Monday said that three fire officials, including him, were injured while trying to control the fire that broke out in a factory in Maharashtra's Solapur.
"The incident happened around 12 in the Mohan Hotel. A fire broke out in the hotel's kitchen on the ground floor. 17 rooms of that hotel were occupied... No casualties have been reported...The fire has been extinguished," Kumar told ANI while at the site.
Fire Officer, Jai Singh Chauhan, spoke to ANI and said, "We received information about the fire. Upon receiving information, we arrived at the spot to conduct the dousing operation. The efforts to control the fire are underway."
According to Balasore Assistant Fire Officer Samir Kumar Bisal, the bus, which was travelling from Jaleswar to Balasore, was speeding when it was struck by a tractor coming from the opposite direction, causing the vehicle to lose balance and overturn into a roadside drain.
"The cooling process is currently underway. We are trying to complete the firefighting operation as soon as possible. However, we are facing many challenges due to the continuous burning of the plywood godown," Fire Officer Sachin Sawant told ANI on Sunday.