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Shimla:  At least 15 wooden houses in Malana, the ancient Himalayan village where the legend of Alexander the Great lives on in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh, were burnt down in a massive fire on early Wednesday, though there was no…

New Delhi:  A fire broke out in a book shop near gate number 7 of the Delhi High Court in the national capital on Sunday evening. A Fire Department official told IANS that they received a call about the blaze at around 5.15 p.m. "A total…

Jakarta:  At least 41 people were killed and about 80 others injured as fire broke out at a prison in Tangerang town near the Indonesian capital Jakarta early on Wednesday, officials said. All the injured were taken to nearby hospitals…

Mahoba (UP): The 30-year-old woman, who was allegedly set on fire by parents of a man booked by her in a molestation case lodged by the victim, died during treatment in a hospital on Tuesday. The police said that the woman has been…

Kolkata:  A major fire broke out at the Haldia Petrochemicals plant in Haldia in East Midnapore district of West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon. The chemical factory's internal fire system has been pressed to action, but even nearly two…

Chennai: A quick action by the fire department helped evacuate 38 people who were trapped on the third floor of a building at Anna Salai here when the fire broke out on Thursday afternoon. Fire force personnel from Triplicane, Madras…

Mangaluru (Karnataka): The presence of mind of the teachers helped avert a major tragedy on Monday after a fire broke out due to a short-circuit at the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination centre at Ullal in the city, a…

Gurugram:  A fire broke out at the Bandhwari landfill site about 20 kms from the city on Sunday afternoon. No casualties were reported in the incident, a fire official said. The cause of the fire is unknown. Fire tenders were rushed to…

Jammu:  A fire broke out at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine complex in Katra on Tuesday in which one building of the complex was completely gutted, though no casualty occurred during the blaze. Police sources said the fire broke out at the…

Tehran:  The fire at the Shahid Tondgooyan refinery in the south of the capital Tehran was still not completely extinguished on Thursday, a day after it broke out. According to media reports, huge clouds of smoke could be seen again in…