"The fire broke out in a room of the Central Clinical Laboratory on the first floor of the old building of the government-run hospital," said Dr Abhijit Sharma, Superintendent, of Guwahati medical college.
The fire broke out inside the building at 4:30 am on Sunday morning. It is located about 150 meters from Oak-Over, the CM's residence, and it was vacant, officials said.
"Visited the fire site at Bhagirath Palace, Chandni Chowk, where the cooling process is yet on. With hanging wires, overloaded circuits, old buildings, water shortage & narrow lanes, such areas are dangerously prone to blazes," tweeted LG VK Saxena.
A portion of a 100-year-old building collapsed on the NSC Bose Road in the city last night and fell on pedestrians. The building had reportedly become weak due to days of rain that prompted it collapse.
Yadadri-Bhongir (Telangana) [India], April 30 (ANI): At least four people were killed after a slab of an old building collapsed upon them Yadadri-Bhongir district of Telangana on Friday, informed police official.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya on Sunday claimed of exposing Rs 1000 crore scam alleging that Shiv Sena leader Yashwant Jadhav and his wife, an MLA, Yamini Yashwant bought 36 old buildings in Mumbai in past two years.
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): After an old building collapse in Bawana's JJ colony claimed the lives of four people, residents fear that over a dozen buildings in the area, which are in a dilapidated condition, might collapse.
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): At least four dead bodies have been recovered from under the debris of the old building that collapsed at JJ colony in Delhi's Bawana collapsed on Friday.
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): A portion of an old building at JJ colony in Delhi's Bawana collapsed on Friday. As per the police, three of the six people feared to be trapped under the debris have been rescued so far.