Rescue Operation

"Couldn't Wait For Breathing Equipment": Delhi Fireman Who Saved 11 Lives

Delhi News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday December 10, 2019

As many as 43 people were killed when an illegal bag-and-paper factory in Delhi's Anaj Mandi caught fire on Sunday morning. The death count, however, would have been much higher if not for the fearless efforts of a firefighter - Rajesh Shukla - who has been credited with singlehandedly saving 11 people and spearheading the rescue operation at great...

2 Delhi Firemen, Hurt During Rescue Operation, Discharged From Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

Two Delhi Fire Service personnel, who were injured while carrying out the rescue work at a four-storeyed building where a massive fire broke out, were discharged from a city hospital on Monday, doctors said.

Australian Bushfires: Firefighter On Rescue Operation Lit Seven Blazes, Say Police

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 27, 2019

Police in fire-ravaged Australia on Wednesday charged a volunteer firefighter with arson, alleging he lit seven blazes before returning to help colleagues extinguish them.

Indian Navy Rescues Pregnant Woman From Remote Village in Nicobar Islands

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 21, 2019

Indian Navy, in a swift rescue operation, safely evacuated a pregnant woman in emergency labour from a remote village in the Nicobar Islands.

Cyclone Bulbul: Indian Navy Readies Aircraft, Ships For Immediate Deployment

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 9, 2019

Ten diving and medical teams have been kept ready for augmenting rescue and relief efforts in Odisha and West Bengal.

5-Year-Old Girl Falls Into Borewell In Haryana, Rescue Operations On

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 4, 2019

A 5-year-old girl fell into a 50-feet-deep borewell in Harsinghpura village in Haryana's Karnal district and a rescue operation was on to pull her out, police said on Monday.

Girl Drowned In Tub As Parents Watched Sujith Wilson Rescue On TV: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 29, 2019

A two-year-old girl drowned in a tub of water at her house in Tamil Nadu while her parents were watching the rescue operation of the toddler Sujith Wilson on television.

2-Year-Old Boy, Trapped In Tamil Nadu Borewell For Over 80 Hours, Dies

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, edited by Anuj Pant | Tuesday October 29, 2019

A two-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli on Friday was declared dead by officials early Tuesday morning. Sujith Wilson's body had decomposed inside the borewell. A rescue operation that involved digging a parallel tunnel to get to the toddler was called off soon after the body was found.

2-Year-Old Boy Falls In Borewell In Tamil Nadu, Rescue Operations On

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Saturday October 26, 2019

A 2-year-old boy fell into a 25-foot deep borewell in Nadukattupatti of Tiruchirappalli district on Friday.

Watch: Elephant In Odisha Fell Into A Muddy Well. 2-Hour Rescue Pays Off

Cities | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday October 25, 2019

Sundergarh, Odisha: An elephant submerged deep inside a muddy open well in Odisha was miraculously rescued after a harrowing two-hour rescue operation by forest and fire officials.

3 Trapped In Illegal Coal Mine In Bengal, Rescue Operations On

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday October 14, 2019

Three people have been trapped in a coal mine in Kulti. Rescue operation is on.

Pipeline Burst In Assam's Dima Hasao, 4 Missing; Rescue Operations On

Guwahati News | Tuesday October 8, 2019

At least four persons, who were feared trapped inside a pump house after a pipeline carrying water to a hydro-power plant burst in Assam's Dima Hasao district, remained untraced today, more than 24 hours after the accident.

73 Dead In Bihar Due To Rain, Many Areas Water-Logged Even After A Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

The number of people dead in rain-related incidents in Bihar soared to 73 on Thursday even as forces involved in relief and rescue operations retrieved rotting corpses from water-logged areas in several places.

30 Killed In Bihar Rains, Rescue Operations Gain Momentum

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 2, 2019

Death toll in the Bihar's rain related disaster on Tuesday mounted to 30 even as relief and rescue operations gathered momentum with improved weather conditions and assistance commissioned by the Centre.

Rescue Operations On After Blast At Firecracker Factory In Punjab: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2019

The Punjab police today said the cracker factory in which the blast took place in Batala killing 23 people and injuring 27 was "illegal" even as rescue operations continued at the explosion site.