Massive Fire

The massive fire at Baghjan oil well in Assam has been completely extinguished after 172 days, on November 15. "Further operation to abandon the well is in progress," said a spokesperson of Oil India Limited (OIL). Reportedly, the fire had killed three people. Earlier, the well in Tinsukia district caught fire on June 9 after it suffered a gas leakage on May 27. The incident has also led to migration of locals.

A massive fire broke out in a chemical factory in Bangalore's Babujinagar on November 10. However, the four people inside the factory at the time are safe. Rescue operations are on with ten fire tenders on the spot but the reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained. Byatrayanapura police inspector and Kengeri Gate Assistant Commissioner of police are present at the site to investigate. According to early reports, several vehicles have been… read-more

A massive fire broke out in Mumbai's City Central Mall in the late night of October 22, injuring two fire fighters. Around 3,500 people have been evacuated from the neighborhood. Reportedly, the fire broke out at a shop in the second floor and spread over to the third floor. The fire brigade reached the spot with 24 fire engines and 16 jumbo water-tankers. However, no casualty has been reported yet.

According to reports, a chemical solvent manufacturing unit witnessed a massive fire outbreak, on October 1. A fire brigade official said that the fire broke out during the early hours, when the drums containing mixed solvents started exploding. Reportedly, firefighters rushed to turn off the flames and rescued 12 people along with two dogs. The official added that, no casualties had been reported, and the cooling operation was underway.

The Lebanon army on September 18 revealed that it found around 1.3 tonnes of fireworks while searching the Beirut Port. About 1,320 kgs of fireworks were found in 120 boxes in the warehouse, it stated. However, it said the army engineers had disposed of the fireworks. In August, the port was destroyed due to a massive blast that, reportedly, was caused by huge quantity of chemicals kept in poor conditions.