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It killed 27 people and injured 40 others, and at least 50 people were rescued. The fire is believed to have been started by a short circuit. [1] [2] The building did not have clearance from the fire department and was not equipped with fire extinguishers. The Delhi police registered the fire as culpable homicide and a criminal conspiracy. [2]
India’s capital choked on toxic fumes Tuesday, as a thick and pungent haze spread from a fire at a towering trash dump, the latest in a series of landfill blazes that authorities have struggled ...
In February 2008, on the basis of the charge-sheet filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi police for allegedly removing, tampering and mutilating important documents of the Uphaar fire tragedy case in conspiracy with a clerk in a trial court there in 2003, the Delhi court summoned Uphaar cinema hall owners Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal ...
Three people are killed and seven others are injured in clashes with security forces in Juba and Aweil, South Sudan, with three Sudanese-owned houses set on fire in Aweil. This comes after videos emerged allegedly showing Sudanese soldiers killing South Sudanese civilians in Wad Madani , Sudan.
At least 10 people have died and more than 10,000 homes, businesses, and other structures have been destroyed. As of Friday afternoon, Cal Fire listed six active fires, with only the Lidia Fire at ...
The Palisades Fire now covers more than 23,000 acres and thousands of people have been forced to evacuate the area, as more than 1,400 firefighters try to tackle the blaze.
There were 60 guests staying in 35 of the 46 rooms of the hotel, and about a dozen staffers the night of the fire. [8] At least 30 people were rescued by firefighters, but 17 succumbed to burns or asphyxiation, although three people; a woman from Myanmar, an IRS officer and a cook at the hotel jumped to escape, only the woman survived. [7]
Major fires in the Los Angeles area have leveled entire communities. Satellite images show flames wreaking havoc on houses, businesses, and other structures. At least 10 people have died, and the ...