New Delhi: A fire broke out at a house in northwest Delhi’s Majlis Park Saturday night, triggering a rescue operation in the congested locality.Around 25 police personnel evacuated residents from the burning building and neighbouring houses and began efforts to contain the flames before fire tenders could reach the spot. During the operation, a cooking…
05 factory fire chattarpur New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a factory near a bank in south Delhi’s Chandan Hola, Chhattarpur, in the early hours of Sunday, engulfing exhibition items spread across nearly two acres and triggering a major firefighting operation that lasted for more than four hours.According to Delhi Fire Services, the…
A kitchen fire erupted late at night in Delhi’s Ajmeri Gate (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Two brothers were injured after a late-night fire broke out in the kitchen of their house in central Delhi’s Ajmeri Gate area, prompting a swift response from firefighters and local residents.Both sustained burn injuries and were rushed to hospital, while…
New Delhi: Monday’s devastating fire at a commercial complex housing a coaching centre in Lucknow has rekindled memories of the 2023 Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre blaze, turning the spotlight back on the abysmal state of fire safety measures in congested student hubs in the city.In Lucknow, the fast-moving fire trapped dozens of young aspirants inside…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a residential house in Gali No. 7 of Bihari Colony in Delhi’s Shahdara area on Saturday, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).According to fire officials, a total of six fire tenders were rushed to the spot after information about the blaze was received. Firefighters…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning a framework for regulating coaching institutes that will have guidelines on fee structure, student safety, mental health support, infrastructure standards and staff welfare.A high-level meeting with senior officials from key regulatory and civic agencies was chaired by education and urban development minister Ashish Sood on Thursday.Govt has made the…
Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood during the 77th edition of ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ to mark World Bicycle Day, at Janakpuri, in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Home Minister Ashish Sood on Sunday blamed the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for failing to strengthen the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), saying…
New Delhi: A labourer was killed and two others injured after a boundary wall and an adjoining storage room collapsed during sewer and stormwater drain construction at Lodhi Crematorium in southeast Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin area early Friday, police said.The incident occurred around 1.08 am while labourers were carrying out excavation and pipe-laying work. “The collapse…
Police have arrested Lovkesh Bajaj, the co-owner of Hotel Flourish Stays. NEW DELHI: The hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar where a fire killed at least 21 people on Wednesday was allegedly operating nearly four times beyond its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance and was functioning from a building where additional floors were…
-A fire broke out at a bed-and-breakfast in a five-storey building in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, Wednesday, June 3, 2026 New Delhi: Delhi Fire Services (DFS) has proposed making smoke detectors and sprinkler systems mandatory in all buildings to strengthen safety measures and help prevent tragedies.Speaking to TOI, Abhilash Kumar Malik, chief fire officer…
