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Pakistan: Gul Plaza inquiry highlights gaps in emergency response and buil
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Fresh disclosures before the judicial commission on the Gul Plaza fire pointed to major failures in emergency preparedness and response. Testimony cited missing safety systems, delayed fire engines, extreme blaze conditions, and poor inter-agency coordination. The probe is examining whether
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Karachi's Gul Plaza inferno death toll rises to 14
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The blaze, which erupted late Saturday night (local time), reduced much of the multi-storey complex to rubble and took firefighters more than 24 hours to control. Flames were still visible deep within the wreckage, forcing crews to proceed with caution while the "cooling process" continued a
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Goa inferno: INTERPOL issues blue corner notice against absconding accused
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The brothers fled to Thailand after the fire, which claimed 25 lives, and are now being tracked by international authorities.
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Goa inferno: Lookout Circular issued against absconding nightclub owners,
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The owners of the nightclub have fled to Phuket in Thailand after the massive inferno killed at least 25 people. A blue collar notice is likely to be issued against the absconding duo.
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Four arrests in connection with Goa nightclub inferno, CM announces ex-gra
Updated : 6 months ago IST
At least 25 people lost their lives in the blaze that erupted in the early hours of Sunday, with four of them identified as tourists and fourteen others as staff members.
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Four arrested in connection with Goa nightclub inferno that killed 25 peop
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The inferno started at "Birch By Romeo Lane" in Arpora village and claimed the lives of 25 people, leaving many injured. The Goa CM said that the other club by Romeo Lane has been sealed.
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Hong Kong inferno death toll rises to 128 with 200 people still missing
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The number of people who have been killed in the devastating fire at an apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128, with as many as 200 people still missing, CNN reported on Friday, citing officials, as firefighters brought the blaze under control 42 hours after it ignited.
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Hong Kong inferno death toll climbs up to 55
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 123 people were injured in the blaze, including eight firefighters.
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Hong Kong: Three arrested for "gross negligence" over fire that killed doz
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
According to CNN, the complex was under renovation and encased in bamboo scaffolding and safety netting. Three men who worked for a construction company have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the fire. Police accused the three of "gross negligence."
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Indian Coast Guard working to combat fire on Singapore-flagged container s
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"Indian Coast Guard ships continue to fight the fire and attempt to bring the inferno on the container ship MV WAN HAI 503 under control off the Kerala coast. Visible flames have reduced, and thick smoke continues to emanate as of 1700 hrs today," the Indian Coast Guard said.
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Fire breaks out at handicraft factory in Jodhpur
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to fire department officials, the fire broke out at a handicrafts unit located within the Basni police station limits and quickly escalated into an inferno due to the wooden materials stored on the premises. Flames spread rapidly and engulfed large portions of the factory within mi
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"Raging fires in Middle East fast becoming inferno": UN chief condemns Ira
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In his remarks to the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East on Wednesday, Guterres said, "The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno.
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