PM seeks report on Onida factory fire

Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 20:08

PM Manmohan Singh has sought a report on the fire incident at an Onida factory in Uttarakhand that has claimed 10 lives, even as the Centre asked the Khanduri govt to order safety audit of all factories in the hill state.

Indore cracker factory fire toll rises to 8

Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 21:25

Death toll in the cracker factory fire at Rau here rose to eight with one more victim succumbing to his injuries at a hospital here, police said.

MP: Seven killed as cracker factory catches fire

Last Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 16:44

Seven people were killed and five others critically injured after a major fire broke out at a cracker factory near Indore today, police said.

Three killed in factory fire in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 09:11

At least three people were charred to death and another 15 were injured in a cloth factory fire in this Maharashtra district early Thursday, police said.

Muzaffarnagar: Massive fire in factory

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 10:50

Goods and equipment worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out in a pesticide factory on Wednesday, an official said. No casualties have been reported so far.

Delhi CM orders probe into plastic goods factory fire

Last Updated: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 21:42

The inquiry will be conducted by West Delhi Deputy Commissioner GS Meena and he has been asked to file his report within 15 days.

Delhi shoe factory on fire, ten feared killed

Last Updated: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 18:41

A massive fire broke out at a three-storey shoe factory in northwest Delhi, claiming the lives of eight people as per reports on Thursday.

Massive blaze in Kanpur factory

Last Updated: Monday, March 21, 2011, 11:43

The fire engulfed Tirupati Ink factory in Panki industrial area, following which 15 fire tenders were pressed into service.

Fire destroys Rs 1 crore-worth goods in glass factory

Last Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 12:32

A huge fire in a glass factory here destroyed goods worth Rs.one crore. The fire has now been contained, police said on Thursday.

Factory fire kills 5 in Bangladesh capital

Last Updated: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 16:06

Five people were killed and six others injured as a fire ripped through a mosquito-repellent factory, less than two weeks after 29 workers died in another factory fire nearby.

Dozens killed in Bangladesh factory fire; 100 hurt

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 10:06

Dozens of people were killed after a devastating blaze raced through a garment factory that supplies major multinationals such as Gap and JCPenney near Bangladesh`s capital.