A fire has swept through the pet section of Chatuchak Weekend Market, killing hundreds of animals. The fire, which started in the early morning, destroyed over 100 shops and took an hour to bring under control. There were no reports of human casualties, but Thai media reports suggested that the fire killed several hundred animals, including fish, snakes, birds, and rabbits. The cause of the fire is being investigated, but officials said they are still working on estimating the cost of damage and that affected shop owners could register for compensation.
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A large fire broke out at a diaper manufacturing factory in the Saravali MIDC industrial area of Bhiwandi taluka in Thane, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, June 11. Fire tenders from Bhiwandi, Kalyan, and Thane rushed to the scene to combat the blaze. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no injuries have been reported so far. This is a developing story, and further updates will be provided as they become available.
A major fire broke out on Thursday in several coaches of a passenger train running from Patna to Jharkhand in Bihar. The blaze produced large clouds of smoke, as seen in a video shared by ANI news agency. Firefighting efforts are currently underway to extinguish the flames. Further details are still pending.
An LPG cylinder explosion in Mumbai’s Chembur area caused a fire and injured at least 10 people on Thursday morning. The blast occurred in a one-storey house when the woman lit a gas stove for cooking, causing a wall to collapse and damaging the roof of an adjacent shop. The injured were rushed to Shatabdi Hospital, with four sustaining severe burn injuries and six others receiving minor injuries. One person with head and leg injuries was sent to Sion Hospital, but all injured individuals are reported stable.
A fire broke out on May 30 inside a flat in the posh high-rise Noida society of Lotus Boulevard Society in Sector 100, Uttar Pradesh. According to officials, the fire has been extinguished by Fire Safety officials, and no casualties have been reported. Videos circulating on social media show heavy smoke billowing from the apartment in one of the society’s residential towers.
A major fire erupted in the Madhu Vihar area of Delhi on Tuesday midnight, destroying approximately 18 to 20 cars. Eight fire tenders rushed to the scene and successfully contained the blaze. There were no reported injuries, but the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A fire broke out on Tuesday at Eye Mantra Hospital located in the Paschim Vihar area of west Delhi. Firefighting personnel responded swiftly and successfully evacuated all individuals from the building, preventing any injuries. Six fire tenders were deployed to suppress the blaze, which originated on the hospital’s second floor.
A fire broke out in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum area, resulting in injuries to six individuals. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported that the fire was contained to wooden materials and furniture within a partially ground plus upper three-floored and partly ground plus four-floored structure. Ten fire tenders were deployed to extinguish the blaze.
Firefighters in Edmonton responded to a fire at a business in a strip mall in the Mill Woods Road South and Knottwood Road East area on Monday morning. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. and crews were able to bring it under control by 3:30 a.m., containing it to the one business. However, other businesses in the strip mall sustained smoke damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A raging inferno swept through a car accessories factory in Delhi’s Mundka industrial area on Saturday, prompting a swift response from firefighters. The blaze, whose cause remains unknown, erupted at approximately 4:30 PM and quickly engulfed the factory located near Metro Pillar No. 610. Fire officials deployed 26 fire tenders to the scene, assisted by robots in their efforts to contain the flames.