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Delhi: Half a dozen armed assailants stab youth, open fire in air

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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a youth was brutally attacked, stabbed and made to run by half a dozen armed assailants who also opened fire in the air in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar.
The entire incident was captured in CCTV footages which have been accessed by the IANS.
The police said that the incident was reported on Sunday morning.
A police source stated that the victim was stabbed nine times by the assailants who fled from the crime scene leaving the victim in a pool of blood.
The victim was later on moved to a nearby government hospital where his condition is stated to be critical by the doctors.
A case has been lodged in this respect. The police have formed a team of its elite officials to nab the accused. Further details are awaited.
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January 22, 2023
Secunderabad fire: Building to be demolished amid search for remains of 2 men

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Hyderabad: Municipal authorities in Hyderabad have decided to demolish the six storeyed building which was gutted in a huge fire three days ago while the search continued on Sunday for remains of two missing persons.
For the fourth day rescue workers continued their operation to trace the remains of two men in the rubble at the commercial building at Nallagutta on Ministers Road in Secunderabad.
Skeletal remains of one person were found on Saturday and the same were preserved at Gandhi Hospital for DNA analysis.
Three workers Waseem, Zaheer and Junaid were reported missing after the huge fire broke out in the building. Some survivors said the three persons had gone to collect their belongings but were trapped.
Two fire service officers were injured while trying to douse the fire on Thursday. It took eight hours for the fire to be brought under control. As many as 23 fire tenders from various fire stations in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were pressed into service.
With smoke still emanating from some parts of the building and small fires getting reignited due to inflammable material, the personnel of Disaster Response Force (DRF) and fire services were moving cautiously.
The rescue teams were using drone cameras to collect the footage from different floors and accordingly plan their operation.
The massive fire, which broke out on January 19 and raged for over eight hours, has weakened the structure and experts have warned that it may collapse any time.

The officials of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have decided to demolish the structure. However, they made it clear that they will wait till the remains of two missing workers are traced.
Massive debris and huge amounts of inflammable material has made the task of rescue workers difficult.
Officials said the latest technology will be used to demolish the building and all precautions will be taken to ensure that the adjoining buildings are not damaged.
GHMC Town Planning wing has placed caution notice outside the building warning people not to come closer to it.
The notice states that the building is in dangerous and hazardous condition. The owners and inmates of the building have already been asked to vacate immediately as it is likely to collapse at any moment.
The adjoining buildings have also been vacated as a precautionary measure.
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January 22, 2023
EV-linked fire incidents have claimed 10 lives in Telangana, AP

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Hyderabad: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh last year witnessed about eight incidents of e-bikes, houses and even e-bike showrooms and a hotel catching fire due to e-batteries exploding, killing 10 people and injuring many others.
Almost all the incidents took place when e-bikes were kept on charge and it is suspected that overcharging triggered the explosions.
The biggest disaster happened in Hyderabad in September when eight people lost their lives after a fire broke out in an e-bike showroom in the cellar of a multi-storeyed building and spread to a hotel on the upper floors.
A fire broke out in Gemopai electric scooters showroom in the building. The fire was caused by a short circuit which was triggered due to overcharging of the EVs.
Police had said that the CCTV footage showed that the smoke first emerged from an e-bike kept for charging.
Fire services officials also said the fire was the result of an apparent explosion of batteries in the e-bike showroom.
The horrific incident was captured on CCTV. Smoke emanated from an electric scooter and gradually spread around the vehicle. Within a few seconds, a small explosion occurred with the vehicle catching fire.
According to investigating officials, heat generated from overcharging of electric vehicles parked in the basement of Ruby Pride Luxury Hotel at Kummarguda in Secunderabad, had triggered an explosion in which eight persons succumbed to burns and 11 suffered burn injuries.

The investigations revealed that the vehicles were plugged for charging for a long duration and the lithium-ion battery pack that has a hundred individual battery cells reacted due to overheating and exploded.
A month later a fire broke out in a motor showroom in Andhra Pradesh’s Parvathipuram district. As many as 36 electric bikes were gutted in a huge fire in the showroom in Palakonda town.
E-bikes and batteries kept in the showroom for special discounted sale on Diwali were destroyed in the fire.
These were not isolated incidents. The Telugu states witnessed a series of fire accidents due to explosion of e-vehicle batteries.
In August two electric bikes caught fire as their batteries exploded while charging in Hyderabad.
In the first incident that occurred under the limits of Kushaiguda police station, two e-bikes were gutted. One T. Haribabu, who had purchased two e-bikes, had kept both the vehicles on charging in front of his house. An hour later, he heard a loud explosion and came out of the house to see both the two-wheelers engulfed in flames.
Three days before this, a person was injured when the battery of an electric bike exploded in the NGO colony of Vanasthalipuram.
The incident occurred when Koteshwar Rao turned the switch on to charge his parked bike, but it exploded. He suffered burn injuries on his hands and other parts of the body.
A house was gutted when an electric bike caught fire while it was being charged in Siddipet district of Telangana on June 8.
An electric bike burst into flames in Hyderabad on May 11. There were no casualties.
A man was killed and three others injured when the battery of an electric two-wheeler exploded in their house at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on April 23.
Earlier on April 19, an 80-year-old died and two others were injured when an electric bike kept on charging burst into flames when they were asleep at their house in Telangana’s Nizamabad town.
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January 22, 2023
Hyderabad: 4 cars gutted in fire at Numaish parking lot

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Hyderabad: Panic prevailed at Numaish parking lot after four cars caught fire near Gruhakalpa Building at Nampally on Saturday evening.
According to officials, the fire started in a garbage heap near the parking lot. Initially one car caught fire and later it spread rapidly and engulfed three more cars parked nearby.
The vehicles were reportedly parked by visitors of Numaish within the vicinity of Gruhakalpa Building at Nampally. On information, two fire tenders were rushed to the spot and immediately the flames were doused.
The traffic police diverted the traffic since there was a heavy rush for Numaish for the weekend.
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January 21, 2023
Man sets self on fire in Delhi, police register abetment to suicide case

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New Delhi: A 28 year-old man died after he set himself on fire in Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area, an official said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Friday night, and the deceased has been identified as Rahul, who used to work as a private driver.
According to Amrutha Guguloth, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), a PCR call was received at around 10 p.m. on Friday at Kalyanpuri police station that a person is setting himself on fire near Mother Dairy booth, near Kalyanpuri Bus stand, Khichripur.
“A police team reached the spot while the victim was already taken to LBS hospital. On initial enquiry it was revealed that the victim had come in a Santro car and had put some inflammable substance on his body before setting himself on fire, as stated by witnesses,” the DCP said.
The crime and FSL teams also inspected the spot. The victim was shifted to Safdarjung hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
“The victim’s wife had left him about a year ago and he was presently living with his parents and brother. A case under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered, and investigation is being done,” said the official.
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January 21, 2023
Skeleton found from Secunderabad building gutted in fire

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Hyderabad: Making a breakthrough, rescue workers on Saturday found a human skeleton in a six-storeyed commercial building which was gutted in a massive fire on Thursday.
The rescue teams, which continued their efforts to collect clues of three missing persons, found the skeleton on the first floor of the building at Nallagutta on Ministers Road in Secunderabad.
The skeleton was removed from the debris and shifted to Gandhi Hospital for identification. Officials said a DNA test will be conducted to identify the body.
A search was on for two other missing persons. Two days after the fire destroyed the building in the busy Secunderabad area, the teams were unable to enter the premises due to the heat and smoke from smouldering rubble. However, the efforts by the firefighting personnel for cooling yielded some results on Saturday and some rescue workers managed to go in.
Waseem, Zaheer and Junaid were reported missing after the huge fire broke out in the building on Thursday. Some survivors said the three persons had gone to collect their belongings but were trapped.
Two fire service officers were injured while trying to douse the fire on Thursday. It took eight hours for the fire to be brought under control. As many as 23 fire tenders from various fire stations in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were pressed into service.
The building is owned by Deccan Corporate, a manufacturer of T-shirts, uniforms, bags, gift articles and sports accessories. According to fire services officials, tons of cloth, flex rolls and chemicals were stored in the buildings. About 1,000 tons of inflammable material in the first-level cellar caused the rapid spread of fire.
Meanwhile, authorities were making arrangements for demolishing the building due to apprehension that it may collapse. The fire has weakened the structure.

However, the demolition is likely to begin in a couple of days as authorities are drawing plans to minimize the collateral damage to surrounding buildings, including houses.
Ramana Rao, Director NIIT, Warangal, officials of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), the Clues team, the electricity department, and fire and police officials inspected the building on Friday.
Ramana Ro opined that the building is in dilapidated condition due to fire accident with slabs at some places falling down or developing cracks. He suggested that the building should not be used.
Following this, the police deployed force to prevent people from getting closer to the building.
Police said that based on the expert opinion, owners, and tenants of surrounding buildings have been asked to vacate their houses till further information. Police have also diverted the commuters from both access points of the fire accident place to avoid untoward incidents.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police said the footage collected from drone cameras shows that most of the ceiling is broken and has fallen down.
Meanwhile, state minister T. Srinivas Yadav on Saturday visited the spot and reviewed the rescue operation. He promised that the government will extend help to the families of the victims.
He also visited the adjacent residential area and interacted with the residents.
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January 21, 2023
Hyderabad: 3 persons suspected to be trapped inside building where fire broke out

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Hyderabad: Three people are suspected to have got trapped inside the ill-fated commercial building at Secunderabad here where a major fire broke out, police said on Friday.
Personnel involved in the rescue and relief operation could not go inside the building on Friday as it faced the possibility of collapsing with its slab breaking up, official sources said.
Authorities used drone cameras to locate the three persons, who were workers in the building, and efforts were on to trace them.
An official said experts have analysed the structural stability of the building and a decision would be taken on its demolition after they submit a report.
Police personnel have been deployed to prevent people from entering the scene of accident as experts stated that the building is in a bad condition following the blaze, a police release said.
As a precautionary measure, the residents of houses in the vicinity of the building have been asked not to stay in their homes. Many of them left for their relatives’ places, while some have been provided temporary shelter.
Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, Lok Sabha member from Secunderabad, visited the residents of the locality on Thursday.
He said a survey of warehouses and godowns which are located in residential localities in Hyderabad should be conducted and further action taken.

Meanwhile, Arvind Kumar, Special Chief Secretary (Urban Development) said a meeting a would be held with senior officials on fire safety on January 23.
“Having a meeting on Jan 23 with @GHMCOnline, addl DG Fire services and Prl secy Home on fire safety, fire audit and statutory compliances required to be complied with depending upon the nature of trade/storage & shall be insisted upon henceforth,” he tweeted.
A major fire broke out in the five-storey commercial building on Thursday and authorities evacuated residents of the adjoining buildings following the blaze which was brought under control after a seven-hour long operation.
A blanket of thick black smoke engulfed the area for several hours.
No one was injured in the incident, and unconfirmed reports on Thursday said two persons were trapped in the building.
Officials, on Thursday itself, ruled out the possibility of survival if anyone was stuck inside the building in view of severe heat and smoke.
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January 21, 2023
Mother-son duo charred alive as fire guts house in Surankote Poonch

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A woman and her 3-year-old son were charred alive as their house was burnt in a massive fire amplified by the domestic gas cylinder blast in Surankote area of the Poonch district, officials said on Thursday.
They said the owner of the house, Shokat Hussain, was also injured while his three other children succeeded in escaping unhurt in the fire incident which took place at Chandimarh B Ward No.04, Baffliaz Surankote during the wee hours.
Soon after the fire, locals and police rushed to spot and by the time fire was brought under control, 35-year-old Hamida Begum wife of Shokat Hussain and Aqib Hussain (3) were found charred alive and their bodies recovered. House owner Showkat Hussain was injured and has been hospitalized, they added.
Police post Incharge Bheramgalla PSI Naresh Kaith, who led the police party in rescuing other family members and bringing the fire under control, confirmed to GNS that mother-son duo was killed in the unfortunate incident. He said a case has been registered and further investigations taken up.
Sarpanch Buffliaz B Tahira Tabassum while expressing anguish over the incident demanded immediate relief to the affected family.

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November 24, 2022
Siblings Charred To Death in Tragic Fire Incident in Lolab Kupwara

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In a tragic incident of its kind, two siblings were burnt alive after a fire broke out in a residential house on Saturday late evening in Diver Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reports and officials said.
Reports reaching GNS said that a major fire broke out of a residential house belonging to one Mohammad Akbar Khan, son of Abdul Aziz Khan at Kakadpatti Diver at around 11:15 PM.
The flames soon spread to the whole of structure, built of wood, even as the locals, men from Fire and Emergency Services Department and army made unrelenting efforts to douse off the fire. As the rescue operation was going on, two minor siblings stuck inside the house couldn’t be rescued on time and were burnt alive.
An official confirming about the incident, identified the sibling duo as Amir Ahmed Khan (6) and Sabzar Ahmad Khan (3) – sons of house-owner Mohammad Akbar Khan.

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November 20, 2022