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  • Maha: Fire destroys studio where actor Tunisha Sharma was found dead

    By PTI

    PALGHAR:  A fire destroyed a film studio, which was recently in the news following the death of actor Tunisha Sharma, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Saturday.

    According to fire brigade officials, the fire started at Bhajanlal Studios at Kaman in Vasai, on the outskirts of Mumbai, around Friday midnight.

    The fire was put out by around 4 am on Saturday, said a fire brigade official of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he said.

    It was at Bhajanlal Studios where actor Tunisha Sharma (21) was found hanging in a washroom on the set of the TV show ‘Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul’ on December 24, 2022.

    Her co-star and former boyfriend Sheezan Khan (28) was arrested the next day on the charge of abetment. He walked out of jail on March 5 after securing bail. Khan is now in South Africa to take part in a popular reality show. A court has allowed him to travel abroad for work.

    PALGHAR:  A fire destroyed a film studio, which was recently in the news following the death of actor Tunisha Sharma, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Saturday.

    According to fire brigade officials, the fire started at Bhajanlal Studios at Kaman in Vasai, on the outskirts of Mumbai, around Friday midnight.

    The fire was put out by around 4 am on Saturday, said a fire brigade official of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    It was at Bhajanlal Studios where actor Tunisha Sharma (21) was found hanging in a washroom on the set of the TV show ‘Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul’ on December 24, 2022.

    Her co-star and former boyfriend Sheezan Khan (28) was arrested the next day on the charge of abetment. He walked out of jail on March 5 after securing bail. Khan is now in South Africa to take part in a popular reality show. A court has allowed him to travel abroad for work.

  • 90 stalls, 2 tempos destroyed in fire at Pune vegetable market

    By PTI

    PUNE: A fire broke out at a vegetable market in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Tuesday in which nearly 90 stalls were damaged and two tempos burnt, fire brigade officials said.

    No person was injured in the fire which erupted at around 1.45 am at the market located in Chintamani Nagar in Handewadi area of Hadapsar suburb, they said.

    Nearly 90 stalls were damaged in the blaze, which also destroyed a large quantity of vegetables.

    Two tempos were also gutted, a fire official said.

    Three fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was doused in 25 minutes, he said “No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained,” the official said.

    PUNE: A fire broke out at a vegetable market in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Tuesday in which nearly 90 stalls were damaged and two tempos burnt, fire brigade officials said.

    No person was injured in the fire which erupted at around 1.45 am at the market located in Chintamani Nagar in Handewadi area of Hadapsar suburb, they said.

    Nearly 90 stalls were damaged in the blaze, which also destroyed a large quantity of vegetables.

    Two tempos were also gutted, a fire official said.

    Three fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was doused in 25 minutes, he said “No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained,” the official said.

  • Madhya Pradesh: Elderly couple burnt to death after their hut catches fire

    By PTI

    NARMADAPURAM: An elderly couple was burnt to death after their hut caught fire in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

    The incident occurred at Kharkali village under Bankhedi police station limits during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday when the victims were asleep, an official said.

    Barkhedi Police Station in-charge Shrinath Jharwade said, “Some villagers said that post-midnight, they saw that the hut was on fire, following which they tried to douse the flames.”

    But after the blaze was extinguished, the victims – a 65-year-old man and his 62-year-old wife – were found dead at the spot, he said.

    A case was registered and further investigation is underway, he said.

    NARMADAPURAM: An elderly couple was burnt to death after their hut caught fire in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

    The incident occurred at Kharkali village under Bankhedi police station limits during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday when the victims were asleep, an official said.

    Barkhedi Police Station in-charge Shrinath Jharwade said, “Some villagers said that post-midnight, they saw that the hut was on fire, following which they tried to douse the flames.”

    But after the blaze was extinguished, the victims – a 65-year-old man and his 62-year-old wife – were found dead at the spot, he said.

    A case was registered and further investigation is underway, he said.

  • At least six members of family killed in a fire in UP’s Firozabad

    By PTI

    FIROZABAD (UP): At least six members of a family were killed and three injured on Tuesday after a fire broke out in their electronics-cum-furniture shop on the ground floor of the building they lived in, police said.

    Prima facie, it appears that a short circuit led to the fire, gutting not only the shop but also the owners’ house on the first floor, they said.

    Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and directed officials to provide a relief of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased, the government said.

    Of the six dead, three were children, Senior Superintendent of Police Ashish Tiwari said.

    He said 18 fire brigade vehicles from Agra, Mainpuri, Etah and Firozabad, and personnel from 12 police stations were involved in the rescue operation, which lasted for almost two-and-half hours.

    “Since the area is congested, the rescuers had to put in extra efforts,” the SSP said.

    “We are still trying to ascertain that no one is trapped inside. The rescue operations are on,” he added.

    FIROZABAD (UP): At least six members of a family were killed and three injured on Tuesday after a fire broke out in their electronics-cum-furniture shop on the ground floor of the building they lived in, police said.

    Prima facie, it appears that a short circuit led to the fire, gutting not only the shop but also the owners’ house on the first floor, they said.

    Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and directed officials to provide a relief of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased, the government said.

    Of the six dead, three were children, Senior Superintendent of Police Ashish Tiwari said.

    He said 18 fire brigade vehicles from Agra, Mainpuri, Etah and Firozabad, and personnel from 12 police stations were involved in the rescue operation, which lasted for almost two-and-half hours.

    “Since the area is congested, the rescuers had to put in extra efforts,” the SSP said.

    “We are still trying to ascertain that no one is trapped inside. The rescue operations are on,” he added.

  • Bengal: 12 injured, 50 houses gutted in Siliguri slum blaze 

    By PTI

    SILIGURI: At least 12 people were injured and around 50 houses gutted, after a fire broke out in a slum in West Bengal’s Siliguri city, officials said on Sunday.

    Of the injured, three persons, including a firefighter and a child, are undergoing treatment in hospital, while the others were discharged after administering first aid, they said.

    The blaze erupted around 8 pm on Saturday in Rana Bustee in ward number 18, and eight fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, the officials said.

    The occupants of the houses have been shifted to temporary shelters, and are being provided with food and clothes, they said.

    Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar, who was in the city, visited the spot and took stock of the situation on Saturday evening, while several local political leaders also went to the fire site during the day.

    Commissioner of Police Akhilesh Chaturvedi said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

    Several cylinders had exploded in the houses, causing the blaze to spread rapidly in the densely populated slum, which was home to nearly 2,000 people, the officials said.

    SILIGURI: At least 12 people were injured and around 50 houses gutted, after a fire broke out in a slum in West Bengal’s Siliguri city, officials said on Sunday.

    Of the injured, three persons, including a firefighter and a child, are undergoing treatment in hospital, while the others were discharged after administering first aid, they said.

    The blaze erupted around 8 pm on Saturday in Rana Bustee in ward number 18, and eight fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, the officials said.

    The occupants of the houses have been shifted to temporary shelters, and are being provided with food and clothes, they said.

    Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar, who was in the city, visited the spot and took stock of the situation on Saturday evening, while several local political leaders also went to the fire site during the day.

    Commissioner of Police Akhilesh Chaturvedi said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

    Several cylinders had exploded in the houses, causing the blaze to spread rapidly in the densely populated slum, which was home to nearly 2,000 people, the officials said.

  • Fire breaks out in pantry car of Navjeevan Express, no casualties 

    By PTI

    AMARAVATI: A fire broke out in the pantry car of Ahmedabad-Chennai Navjeevan Express near Gudur railway junction in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday but no casualties were reported, official sources said.

    One of the heaters used for cooking was apparently not turned off, causing the fire, sources added.

    Around 2.45 am, an alert pointsman noticed smoke billowing out of the pantry car as the train approached Gudur and raised an alarm.

    The train was immediately stopped at Gudur junction.

    “The Automatic Fire Suppression System in the pantry got activated even as three windows were broken to let the smoke out. The AC supply was also cut and the fire put out,” South Central Railway Vijayawada division spokesperson Nusrat M Mandrupkar told PTI.

    The train was detained at Gudur for about 82 minutes and the pantry car was detached before the onward journey resumed, she said.

    AMARAVATI: A fire broke out in the pantry car of Ahmedabad-Chennai Navjeevan Express near Gudur railway junction in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday but no casualties were reported, official sources said.

    One of the heaters used for cooking was apparently not turned off, causing the fire, sources added.

    Around 2.45 am, an alert pointsman noticed smoke billowing out of the pantry car as the train approached Gudur and raised an alarm.

    The train was immediately stopped at Gudur junction.

    “The Automatic Fire Suppression System in the pantry got activated even as three windows were broken to let the smoke out. The AC supply was also cut and the fire put out,” South Central Railway Vijayawada division spokesperson Nusrat M Mandrupkar told PTI.

    The train was detained at Gudur for about 82 minutes and the pantry car was detached before the onward journey resumed, she said.

  • Two children burnt alive as thatched house catches fire in Rajasthan’s Pushkar

    By PTI

    JAIPUR: Two children were burnt alive after a thatched house caught fire in Pushkar town of Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Wednesday, police said.

    The incident took place in Chawandia village where four children were inside a thatched house and their both parents had gone out for work, they said.

    The house apparently caught fire due to a spark from a gas stove. Four children were inside the house.

    Two of them got stuck and burnt alive whereas two others escaped, Pushkar SHO Ravish Samariya said.

    The dead were identified as Pooja (3) and Deepa (1).

    He said the bodies were handed over to family members after a post-mortem.

    JAIPUR: Two children were burnt alive after a thatched house caught fire in Pushkar town of Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Wednesday, police said.

    The incident took place in Chawandia village where four children were inside a thatched house and their both parents had gone out for work, they said.

    The house apparently caught fire due to a spark from a gas stove. Four children were inside the house.

    Two of them got stuck and burnt alive whereas two others escaped, Pushkar SHO Ravish Samariya said.

    The dead were identified as Pooja (3) and Deepa (1).

    He said the bodies were handed over to family members after a post-mortem.

  • Incident of fire onboard Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: An incident of fire took place on Wednesday on board the sole operating aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. Luckily there has been no loss of life.

    The Indian Navy in its official statement said, “During a planned sortie for the conduct of trials at sea, an incident of fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya today 20 Jul 22. The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew using onboard firefighting systems. No casualties have been reported.”

    The ship was operating off Karwar.

    The Navy has ordered a board of inquiry to investigate the incident.

    The 44,500 tonnes INS Vikramaditya is the most potent warship serving with the Navy which carries the complement MiG 29K maritime fighter along with the different types of helicopters.

    NEW DELHI: An incident of fire took place on Wednesday on board the sole operating aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. Luckily there has been no loss of life.

    The Indian Navy in its official statement said, “During a planned sortie for the conduct of trials at sea, an incident of fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya today 20 Jul 22. The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew using onboard firefighting systems. No casualties have been reported.”

    The ship was operating off Karwar.

    The Navy has ordered a board of inquiry to investigate the incident.

    The 44,500 tonnes INS Vikramaditya is the most potent warship serving with the Navy which carries the complement MiG 29K maritime fighter along with the different types of helicopters.

  • SpiceJet flight catches fire mid-air, makes emergency landing in Patna

    By Online Desk

    A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at Patna airport after reporting a technical glitch that prompted a fire in the aircraft on Sunday.

    “The Delhi-bound flight had returned to Patna airport after locals noticed a fire in the aircraft and informed district and airport officials. All 185 passengers are safely deboarded. The reason behind the technical glitch is being analysed further by the engineering team,” ANI quoted Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh as saying.

    #WATCH Delhi bound SpiceJet flight returns to Patna airport after reporting technical glitch which prompted fire in the aircraft; All passengers safely rescued pic.twitter.com/Vvsvq5yeVJ
    — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2022
    According to Delhi-bound Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the flight returned to Patna after a bird hit one engine and it shut in the air. Further details are awaited.

  • Delhi riots: Convict Dinesh Yadav gets 5 years in jail for setting house on fire

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav, the first person convicted in connection with February 2020 riots, to five years in jail.

    Last month, Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had convicted him for being part of a riotous mob that set a house on fire.

    This is the first sentencing the riots cases.

    Yadav has also been directed to pay a fine of Rs 12,000, said advocate Shikha Garg, who had represented him during the trial. A detailed order on sentencing is awaited.

    As per the prosecution, Yadav was an “active member of the riotous mob” and participated in vandalizing and putting on fire the house of a 73-year-old woman named Manori on February 25 night.

    Manori had alleged that a mob of around 150-200 rioters attacked her house when her family was not present and looted all the articles and even the buffalo. The 25-year-old Yadav was arrested on June 8, 2020.

    The court framed charges against him on August 3, 2021, to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. He was convicted on December 6.

    Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi in February 2020, after the violence between the Citizenship (Amendment) Act supporters and its protesters spiraled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and over 700 injured.