As the world marks April 4 as International Firefighters Day, Bhopal’s fire personnel continue to confront life-threatening situations without access to basic fire-resistant suits—a grim irony for ...

A recent fire incident at a coaching centre in Sector 6 has reignited concerns over fire safety measures at study centres ...

The incident occurred while elders from the village were attempting to extinguish the flames themselves. The children, ...

What started as a minor blaze inside a virtual tinderbox of a hotel — operating without even basic firefighting provisions — ...

has only 47 fire tender—falling short of the required 60 needed for basic fire safety. In all the 47 fire fighters and 28 water hydrants are available in Bhopal with different agencies like ...

The traders’ associations of both markets have long been advocating for improved fire safety infrastructure. "We've been requesting basic fire safety equipment and a dedicated water tank for ...

“Many buildings across Margao lack even the most basic fire safety features— no functional fire escapes and non-existent firefighting equipment. Fire escape staircases of high-rise buildings ...

Brazen disregard for mandatory firefighting measures in certain commercial establishments and persisting lacunae from authorities concerned in maintaining the necessary safety checks seems to have led ...

Still, it doesn’t justify the lack of basic fire safety preparedness," a PWD official said. The DFS in its report concluded that the renewal of the Fire Safety Certificate for the hospital “ca ...

JOHANNESBURG - The health department has conceded that most of South Africa's public hospitals are not compliant with safety standards, lacking basic fire prevention and occupational health measures.