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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.

No emergency exit, fire extinguishers — how ‘illegal’ building in Delhi’s Mundka turned death trap

Massive fire broke out in 4-storey building near Mundka Metro Station in Delhi Friday, killing at least 27. ThePrint recorded the tales of horror narrated by survivors, eyewitnesses.

20 dead, several feared trapped in massive fire at commercial building in Delhi’s Mundka

DCP Sameer Sharma says the fire spread on two floors of the building that is located near the Mundka metro station in the national capital.

5 dead, 11 injured as fire breaks out in building in Indore

A short circuit in the electric metre ignited the fire which engulfed the vehicles in the parking of the residential complex before taking an awful turn.

Fire breaks out at Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Alwar

The cause of the blaze, which erupted Monday evening, is yet to be ascertained. Tiger movement in the area has been affected by the fire, forest officials said.

Inquiry committee formed to probe Ahmednagar hospital fire that killed 11 Covid patients

Speaking to the media, Union minister Bharati Pawar said action will be taken against the guilty. The fire broke out Saturday in the ICU unit of a hospital in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Who’s making those EV batteries that are catching fire?

Poorly made batteries of electric vehicle are putting people’s lives at risk. This is a result of carmakers’ impatience, inability to properly assess risks in emerging technologies.

Why insurers won’t save a heating world from floods and fire

Anyone who’s tried to put in a claim knows insurance isn’t charity. If it becomes too expensive to cover losses for natural disasters, insurers will pull back toward areas that are profitable.

Three patients die in fire at private hospital in Thane

The fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra locality near Thane at 3.40 am. There were no coronavirus patients in the hospital. said an official.

13 Covid-19 patients die in hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Palghar

The fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit, District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.