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Fire fighting operations were on for three days and no casualties were reported. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Fire at Mumbai Butcher island brought under control after 3 days

The island, officially known as Jawahar Dweep, houses a marine oil terminal of the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT).

9 Oct 2017 7:37 AM

The public toilet in Malwani where the blast occurred.(Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Three, including toddler, hurt in septic tank blast

The incident took place near Bhabhekar Nagar in Malvani, Malad.

6 Oct 2017 9:26 PM

Officials blamed the disaster one of Greeces deadliest floods in decades on poor town planning and insufficient flood prevention measures, as much of the afflicted area had been built on filled-in torrent beds. (Photo: AP)

Death toll from Greek floods rises as more bodies found buried in mud

The Fire Brigade says the man's body was found buried in mud near a bus station in the small town of Mandra.

27 Nov 2017 11:01 AM

Officer PC Matthew Willocks was sent to the scene and clicked the photograph of the helpless suspect. (Photo: Twitter/WMPolice)

Cops rescue man after he gets stuck for 7 hours in failed burglary,...

The fire brigade had to come in and use the jaws of life to pull back all the extractor casing to release him.

4 Nov 2017 10:16 AM

The tanks have a total storage capacity of 1.57 crore litres.

Buried tanks to help douse fires

BMC hands over 66 cisterns built during British Raj to fire brigade.

26 Sept 2017 1:44 AM

The BMCs fact-finding committee emphasised on the need for mini fire tenders.

Civic body finalises sites for 17 mini fire stations

Currently, the fire brigade has 33 fire stations in Mumbai.

2 Sept 2017 8:45 PM

While two women were rescued by locals, fire brigade officials rescued a five-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Three drown, including 3-yr-old, after falling into Vile Parle well

Two other women were rescued by public before the arrival of fire brigade.

2 Oct 2018 7:57 PM

Rescue work being carried out after five people drowned in a well at Kalyan in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Five drown in well in Kalyan

Deceased drowned after inhaling toxic gas, suspect cops.

1 Nov 2018 8:11 PM

The fire broke out around 5 pm at tanks 13 and 14, which have storage capacity of around 10 to 15 lakh litres each, said the MPT fire brigade official. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Mumbai: Toddler dies of suffocation after fire broke out at...

The personnel reached the spot and doused the fire within an hour of getting the call.

22 Jan 2018 2:40 PM

After the plastic toys caught the fire, the fire spread very fast.

5-year-old and her mom die in Airoli blaze

The fire brigade officials reached the spot after sometime and they doused the fire within a few minutes.

16 Feb 2018 12:24 AM

The BMC has made special allocation for upgrading firefighting and fire-safety mechanisms.

Rs 180 crore allotted for firefighting

The city has been witnessing fatal fire incidents due to lack of compliance of norms.

2 Feb 2018 8:37 PM

The ambulance was on its way from Malegaon to Mumbai with four family members of the woman and driver, who also sustained injuries. (Photo: ANI)

Thane: Pregnant woman lost baby, suffered injuries in ambulance...

The Police officials, traffic police, Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), and fire Brigade rushed to site with an...

9 April 2018 6:22 AM