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Topic: Fire accidents

30 die as fire breaks out at Vietnam’s Hanoi apartment block, says state media

The fire broke out during night in a 9-storey building, home to about 150 residents, according to official Vietnam News Agency, which said the blaze was contained by 2am (1900 GMT).

45 injured in Moscow optics factory blast

Emergency services said the blast appeared to have occurred in a warehouse containing pyrotechnic equipment, the state news agency TASS reported.

9 die, 2 missing as fire breaks out at France’s holiday home for disabled people

PARIS (Reuters) -Nine bodies were found in the smouldering ruins of a holiday home housing disabled people that caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday in eastern France, a chief firefighter said.

Fire at Ahmedabad hospital: 125 patients evacuated, no casualties reported

Due to renovation work underway at Rajasthan Hospital in Ahmedabad's Sahibaug area, several items stored in the basement caught fire and caused massive smoke, a fire official said.

36 killed in factory fire at ‘high-tech zone’ of China’s Anyang city

The fire broke out Monday afternoon at a private firm, Kaixinda Trading, the state media reported. Two people have been sent to the hospital for treatment and two others are missing.

8 Indians among 11 dead in Maldives fire incident, cause of fire still unknown

Eight of the deceased were Indian nationals while one person was from Bangladesh, AVAS reported. The nationalities of two other victims remain unknown so far.

Owner and his two children killed as fire breaks out in Agra hospital

The patients were evacuated, but the owner and his children, who lived within the premises of the hospital were trapped inside.

‘Illegally-run’ showroom, flouting safety norms — what led to Secunderabad fire that killed 8

The fire emanated from the e-bike showroom and quickly leapt up to its upper floors where a hotel is located. According to police, the showroom was being run illegally.

2 dead after fire breaks out at Lucknow’s Levana Suites, cause yet to be confirmed

15 fire tenders & 13 ambulances rushed to the Lucknow hotel. The ten injured were taken to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital. UP CM Adityanath has ordered a probe into the matter.

It’s time to survey — not mosques, but fire-trap buildings. Delhi’s Mundka tragedy shows

It's ironic that the State should storm into action, arm itself with bulldozers, and bring down people's homes but does not even inspect buildings that could be a fire hazard.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?