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Fire breaks out at Delhi Transport Department office

A fire broke out in an office of the Delhi Transport Department near the Civil Lines metro station on Monday.

Monday, January 20, 2020 10:39 AM

Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia

Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of flooding in some...

Saturday, January 18, 2020 12:29 PM

Maharashtra: Luxury bus catches fire, no casualties

As many as 25 passengers of a private bus had a miraculous escape when the vehicle caught fire near Ghodbunder check post here in the early hours of F...

Friday, January 17, 2020 4:36 PM

Hot and dry Australia could join the ranks of 'climate refugees'

As global temperatures soar, Australia could become so hot and dry that the country’s residents could become climate refugees, U.S. climatologist and...

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:26 AM

Fire at two shops in Delhi's Chandni Chowk

A fire was reported on Sunday at two adjoining luggage shops in New Lajpat Rai Market in Chandni Chowk area of the national capital, a Delhi Fire Serv...

Sunday, January 12, 2020 4:07 PM

Currency notes burnt in ATM fire in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Around Rs 6 lakh worth currency notes are feared burnt after a fire broke out apparently due to a short circuit in an SBI ATM in a village.

Friday, January 10, 2020 12:49 PM

'Get out': Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge bushfires

Australian authorities urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatur...

Friday, January 10, 2020 11:39 AM

Mock fire drill held at RBI

A mock drill was carried out at the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday to check fire preparedness.

Thursday, January 9, 2020 5:50 PM

Australia weather bureau sees no sign of cooler weather or rain to quell bushfires

Australia’s weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who ha...

Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:40 AM

Delhi: 1 dead in Patparganj fire

A person died in a fire at a printing press in the busy Patparganj Industrial Area early Thursday.

Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:14 AM

Australian authorities warn bushfire reprieve will be over soon

Australian authorities warned people on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temperatures in the country’s southeast began to rise...

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:38 AM

Fire breaks out at godown in Thane

A massive fire broke out at a godown in Mumbai area here on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:52 AM

Massive fire in Mumbai building; eight injured

Eight people were injured after a major fire broke out in a commercial building in Kamathipura locality of Mumbai on Monday.

Monday, January 6, 2020 12:24 PM

Australian authorities steer mass evacuation as wildfires raze holiday towns

Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfir...

Thursday, January 2, 2020 12:54 PM

Delhi: Fire breaks out at factory in Peeragarhi, several trapped after building collapses

A fire broke out at a factory in Peeragarhi on early Thursday morning.

Thursday, January 2, 2020 11:22 AM

Three arrested in connection with Mumbai's fire

The Mumbai police on Saturday arrested three people in connection with an incident wherein two people had died after a fire broke out in Saki Naka are...

Sunday, December 29, 2019 1:26 PM

Delhi: 40 rescued from building where fire broke out

A major tragedy was averted after 40 people were rescued from a building in east Delhi when a fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday, an offici...

Thursday, December 26, 2019 10:16 AM

Andhra Pradesh: Fire breaks out at Srichakra Oil Mill in East Godavari district

Fire breaks out at Srichakra Oil Mill at Peeraramachandrapuram village in East Godavari district.

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 1:38 PM