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"What Drama... They Are On A Firing Spree": BJP MP After Bengaluru Tragedy
Calling the spree of suspensions in the wake of Bengaluru stampede deaths "drama", BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday hinted that scapegoating has taken place and accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy DK Shivakumar of evading responsibility.
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Kolkata Fire: Hotel Violated Every Possible Safety Norm, Say Officials
What started as a minor blaze inside a virtual tinderbox of a hotel - operating without even basic firefighting provisions - quickly escalated into one of the worst fire tragedies in Kolkata in recent memory, claiming the lives of at least 14 people.
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Fire Rumour By Tea-Seller Led To Jalgaon Train Tragedy: NCP's Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the Jalgaon train accident was the result of a "sheer rumour" about fire by a tea-seller inside the Pushpak Express, which led to panic and some passengers jumping off.
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"Everyone Began Jumping On Tracks": Passenger Recalls Horror After Fire Rumour
A rumour of "aag lag gayi, aag lag gayi (There's a fire, there's a fire)," triggered the outbreak of mass panic among train passengers and everyone started running, jumping off the train, said a witness to the train tragedy in Maharashtra.
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Trauma And Tragedy In City Of Angels: Covering Los Angeles Fires
Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.
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LA Fires Ground Report: Losses From 'Apocalytic Tragedy' Likely To Hit $60 Billion
Whole neighbourhoods were burnt down and over 1.4 lakh people were evacuated as at least four to five fires burnt uncontained.
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2 Men Set Themselves On Fire To Protest Disposal Of Union Carbide Waste
Two men set themselves ablaze in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur on Friday during a protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory. The men suffered burn injuries and have been hospitalised.
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Canadian Plane Catches Fire After Rough Landing Amid South Korea Tragedy
A plane encountered severe landing difficulties that led to a partial fire and evacuation of all passengers on board at Canada's Halifax Stanfield International Airport today.
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Driver Of Gas Tanker That Sparked Jaipur Inferno Survived. What He Did
The driver of the tanker carrying Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), which sparked off the inferno on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, was among the few people to escape the massive fire tragedy, unscathed.
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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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In Jhansi, Grieving Parents Struggle To Cope With Loss After Hospital Fire
Tragedy struck Jhansi, a city about 100 km from Gwalior, hours before Friday midnight as a massive fire engulfed a ward meant for infants at a government hospital.
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150 Injured In Kerala Cracker Tragedy, Eyewitnesses Recall "Ball Of Fire"
More than 150 people were injured, eight of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district late last night
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Fire At Furniture Market In Delhi, 44 Labourers Rescued
The swift action of police averted a major tragedy in central Delhi as 44 labourers were rescued minutes before a blaze spread all over a four-storey building at a furniture market Nabi Karim area early Saturday morning, officials said.
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21 Boys Killed After Fire Breaks Out In Kenya School Dormitory
A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide.
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He Headed Fire Department After Rajkot Tragedy, Gets Arrested For Bribery
The in charge chief fire officer of Rajkot Municipal Corporation in Gujarat was arrested on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.80 lakh, an Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
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"What Drama... They Are On A Firing Spree": BJP MP After Bengaluru Tragedy
Calling the spree of suspensions in the wake of Bengaluru stampede deaths "drama", BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday hinted that scapegoating has taken place and accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy DK Shivakumar of evading responsibility.
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Kolkata Fire: Hotel Violated Every Possible Safety Norm, Say Officials
What started as a minor blaze inside a virtual tinderbox of a hotel - operating without even basic firefighting provisions - quickly escalated into one of the worst fire tragedies in Kolkata in recent memory, claiming the lives of at least 14 people.
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Fire Rumour By Tea-Seller Led To Jalgaon Train Tragedy: NCP's Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the Jalgaon train accident was the result of a "sheer rumour" about fire by a tea-seller inside the Pushpak Express, which led to panic and some passengers jumping off.
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"Everyone Began Jumping On Tracks": Passenger Recalls Horror After Fire Rumour
A rumour of "aag lag gayi, aag lag gayi (There's a fire, there's a fire)," triggered the outbreak of mass panic among train passengers and everyone started running, jumping off the train, said a witness to the train tragedy in Maharashtra.
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Trauma And Tragedy In City Of Angels: Covering Los Angeles Fires
Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.
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LA Fires Ground Report: Losses From 'Apocalytic Tragedy' Likely To Hit $60 Billion
Whole neighbourhoods were burnt down and over 1.4 lakh people were evacuated as at least four to five fires burnt uncontained.
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2 Men Set Themselves On Fire To Protest Disposal Of Union Carbide Waste
Two men set themselves ablaze in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur on Friday during a protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory. The men suffered burn injuries and have been hospitalised.
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Canadian Plane Catches Fire After Rough Landing Amid South Korea Tragedy
A plane encountered severe landing difficulties that led to a partial fire and evacuation of all passengers on board at Canada's Halifax Stanfield International Airport today.
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Driver Of Gas Tanker That Sparked Jaipur Inferno Survived. What He Did
The driver of the tanker carrying Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), which sparked off the inferno on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, was among the few people to escape the massive fire tragedy, unscathed.
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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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In Jhansi, Grieving Parents Struggle To Cope With Loss After Hospital Fire
Tragedy struck Jhansi, a city about 100 km from Gwalior, hours before Friday midnight as a massive fire engulfed a ward meant for infants at a government hospital.
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150 Injured In Kerala Cracker Tragedy, Eyewitnesses Recall "Ball Of Fire"
More than 150 people were injured, eight of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district late last night
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Fire At Furniture Market In Delhi, 44 Labourers Rescued
The swift action of police averted a major tragedy in central Delhi as 44 labourers were rescued minutes before a blaze spread all over a four-storey building at a furniture market Nabi Karim area early Saturday morning, officials said.
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21 Boys Killed After Fire Breaks Out In Kenya School Dormitory
A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide.
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He Headed Fire Department After Rajkot Tragedy, Gets Arrested For Bribery
The in charge chief fire officer of Rajkot Municipal Corporation in Gujarat was arrested on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.80 lakh, an Anti Corruption Bureau official said.
