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Topic: Mumbai fire

Major fire breaks out at ED office in Mumbai early Sunday morning

At 3.30 am the fire was upgraded to Level-II, which is generally considered a major fire but civic officials stated no one was injured.

Two dead, 17 injured as major fire breaks out in 20-storey building in Mumbai’s Tardeo

'Level-3 fire' broke out at 7 am Saturday. BMC says 15 persons were taken to nearby Bhatia Hospital, while 4 others were rushed to Nair Hospital, of which 2 were declared dead.

One dead as fire breaks out in 61-storey skyscraper in Mumbai

A 30-year-old man succumbed to injuries after jumping from the 19th floor of the building, in which the fire erupted, at Curry Road in Mumbai's Parel area.

2 found dead after Saki Naka garment store fire in Mumbai

Nearly 35 godowns, where some chemicals had been stored, caught fire in Mumbai's Saki Naka area Friday evening, officials said.

The cosmopolitan middle class of Bombay has given way to the upper crass of Mumbai

Tragedies like Kamala Mills fire cause outrage against the authorities. But soon, the city moves on to the next tragedy, while callous governance remains.

प्यारी हेमा जी! मोदी जी से सीखिए: शोक के वक्त चुप रहते हैं…

कमला मिल की आग का कारण हेमा मालिनी ने अत्यधिक जनसंख्या को बताया. कहीं बेहतर होता अगर वह रिपोर्टर के सवाल को नजरअंदाज कर देतीं और चुप रह जातीं.

सिर्फ मुंबई ही नहीं, दिल्ली का भी अधिकांश शहरी हिस्सा अग्निकुंड सरीखे हैं

इमारत में आग लगने की हालत में भागने के लिए जगहों की कमी और मॉक फायर ड्रिल न होना अधिकांश शहरों में बेहद आम है. क्या हम सबक सिखने के लिए तैयार हैं?

Learn from Modi, dear Hema Malini. When there is a tragedy, be silent

Hema Malini’s remarks about over-population as the cause of the Kamala Mills fire makes this movie reviewer cringe.

Kamala Mills fire shows Mumbai’s governance is worse than Chicago in 1871 or London in 1666

Simply fighting the fire after it breaks out is not the solution. There is a need to reform the city’s own planning systems, norms and inspections.

Kamala Mills fire brings Mumbai’s mill district full circle

Fourteen people, including a girl who was celebrating her birthday, died, and 19 others suffered injuries when a fire broke out at ‘1 Above’.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.