The watchman of the building who was sleeping on the ground floor was charred to death in the fire incident that took place on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
Elsewhere in Rafah, soldiers identified and eliminated six armed terrorists near a school close to where troops were operating. The squad was eliminated by drone and tank fire.
Union Health Ministry, under the chairmanship of Directorate General of Health Services Dr Atul Goel, conducted a virtual meeting with States/UTs to assess the preparedness for heatwave conditions and fire and electrical safety measures adopted by various healthcare facilities across the
On receiving the information, two fire tenders rushed to the spot and started dousing the fire. A fire officer said that the fire erupted after an air conditioner unit exploded.
Himachal Pradesh forest department has recorded over 1,500 forest fire incidents in the state. As per data available with the department, over 13,000 hectares of forest land have been damaged in fire incidents reported during the past 50 days.
For the successful implementation of the Water Conservation and Tree Plantation Campaign, 2024, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to work for water conservation and storage.
The cylinder blast and fire incident, which tragically claimed numerous lives, predominantly children, once again exposes the vulnerabilities and limitations of Liaquat University Hospital's burns ward