5 suffer burns in freak accident
Five people suffered burns after one of them had negligently left the LPG cylinder valve open and later tried to light a fire. The condition of a 60-year-old person and a 10-month-old baby is said to
Ink factory shut down for now
Wednesday’s fire at Bharat Flexo Graphic Printing Inks at Jeedimetla Industrial Development Area has exposed gross violations of the unit. Sources said the factory was allegedly operating without perm
Major fire guts city ink factory
A massive fire broke out in the storehouse of an ink company, Bharat Flexo Graphic Printing Ink, in Jeedimetla industrial area on Wednesday. As many as 10 fire tenders battled for more than eight hou
Fire: Official negligence to the fore
Wednesday’s fire mishap in an ink manufacturing unit at Jeedimetla has once again brought to the fore the risk to people's life due to negligence by corrupt officials. The factory of the Bharat Flexo
Fire at godown destroys goods worth lakhs
Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to extinguish an accidental fire at a cargo godown behind the satellite bus stand on Mysore Road in Byatarayanapura on Saturday. The fire broke out around 8
Fire at Secretariat damages computers
A minor fire broke out at the Secretariat’s B-block on Saturday. Ironically, the incident took place soon after Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy conducted a review meeting on fire safety measures at h
Blaze in Jubilee Hall raises safety concern
A fire broke out on the roof of the historic Jubilee Hall on Sunday minutes after UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee left the venue after addressing Congress MLAs and MPs. The fire exposed th
Major fire razes handloom expo
Seventy-five stalls and four trucks were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the Infant Handlooms and Handicrafts exhibition at Kukatpally along the National Highway 9 on Wednesday morning. Since
Fire breaks out at hotel in Abids, no casualties
A fire broke out in a hotel building at Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, on Tuesday. The entire fourth floor of SG Comforts Hotel was gutted. However, no causality has been reported as the hotel was evacuated
Ad agency fire razes offices on two floors
A fire which broke out in the Excel advertisement agency office at Ameerpet X road, gutted property worth about Rs 15 lakh. According to fire officials, the fire control room in the city received a f