The Congress demanded an NIA probe into the matter while BJP state chief K Surendran courted arrest for forcefully entering the secretariat complex soon after the fire broke out.
Gujarat govt says fire started at around 3.30 am in ICU of 50-bed Shrey Hospital. The remaining patients and an injured nurse have been shifted to SVP Hospital.
The incident is said to have taken place in the Coastal Waste Management Project, a unit of Ramky Solvents, and is the third industrial accident to have occurred in Vizag since May.
The building collapsed following an explosion while firefighting operations were underway. Those injured, including firefighters, have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
The Sunday morning fire in Delhi killed at least 43 people, most due to suffocation. The victims were labourers in factories, and were sleeping at the time.
With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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