Ahmedabad: A fire broke out on the eighth floor of a government housing complex opposite the Vastrapur Government Library in the city at around 5:38 pm today. Upon receiving the alert, the Ahmedabad Fire Department rushed to the spot and immediately began firefighting operations. A total of seven fire vehicles were deployed, including a 20 KL water bowser, a fire tender, four first responder vehicles (Bolero), and an H.P.L. Around 28 fire personnel carried out rescue and fire extinguishing oper...Read More

Surat: A massive fire broke out around 7 am today at the multi-storey Raj Textile Market in the Parvat Patia area, causing chaos in the marketplace. The blaze, which reportedly started from lift wiring on the ground floor, quickly spread up to the seventh floor. Over 20 shops were affected, with significant damage to synthetic cloth stocks. The fire brigade declared a brigade call and deployed 20–22 fire tenders from 15 stations across the city. Firefighters battled the flames for nearly four...Read More

Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at shops in the Vajreshwari Shopping Center near Viratnagar Bridge on the Narol-Naroda highway in the city. The blaze, which affected 18 shops across both floors of the two-story building, was brought under control after one and a half hours of intense firefighting. Cooling operations are currently underway. Around 50 foam cylinders were used to control the fire. The blaze reportedly started in two shops and quickly spread across the complex. The intensity of ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A fire broke out early this morning in a Paying Guest (PG) accommodation on the 11th floor of Savvy Strata apartment building on LJ College Road in the Makarba area of the city. Three youths residing in the PG suffered burn injuries in the incident and were rushed to the hospital. It has come to light that the students living in the PG are pursuing electrical engineering and had brought lithium batteries for research, which were stored in the house. While the youths were sleeping, on...Read More

Ahmedabad: A fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in the Adani Shantigram township on Friday. Two residents were rescued from the affected flat, and fortunately, no casualties were reported as the fire department successfully doused the blaze. The incident occurred in the morning in a flat on the 7th floor of Tower E of the Meadows building, located in Adani Shantigram, near Vaishnodevi Circle. Upon receiving the alert, four fire brigade vehicles along with officials rushed to the...Read More

Surat: In a shocking incident in the Vesu area of the city, a Mercedes car was set on fire by an unknown miscreant. The act was caught on CCTV footage, which shows the suspect hurling a flammable liquid on the vehicle before fleeing the scene. CCTV footage from near the Nilkanth Nivas apartment, close to Shrikrishna Society, captured the moment when unidentified individuals deliberately torched the luxury vehicle parked in the society premises. Unknown miscreant sets Mercedes car on fire i...Read More

Vadodara: The city witnessed two fire incidents this morning, resulting in one fatality. The first fire occurred in a house in the Sayajipura area, reportedly due to a short circuit, leading to the death of one person. Meanwhile, another massive fire broke out in a storeroom at SRP Group-9 in Makarpura. Fire brigade teams are currently on the scene, working to bring the blaze under control. The Sayajipura incident took place at Vinayak Residency, near Sayajipura Water Tank, where a fire engulfe...Read More

Ahmedabad: A fire broke out on the fourth floor of Shreyas Complex in Vejalpur on Wednesday morning due to a short circuit in an air conditioner. The fire department received a call about the incident around 10:30 AM, following which two fire tenders and a fire officer's vehicle were rushed to the spot. According to Prahladnagar Station Fire Officer (SFO) Mehul Gadhvi, the fire was brought under control within 10-15 minutes. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. DeshGuj...Read More