A massive fire broke out at Annapurna Girls Hostel in Knowledge Park-3 in Greater Noida on Thursday evening. The fire reportedly started due to an AC blast and spread rapidly. Several girls were present in the hostel at the time, but they managed to escape safely. During the incident, two students were trapped on the second floor. Locals attempted to rescue them using a ladder, but one girl slipped and fell while climbing down. Fortunately, according to the Fire Department, she did not sustain any serious injuries and is completely safe. A video of the students’ escape attempt has gone viral on social media, showing the tense moments as they struggled to get to safety. Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Pradeep Kumar Chaubey stated that the fire department received an alert around 5 PM and promptly dispatched a team to the site. Firefighters successfully brought the blaze under control. Reports of people being trapped inside surfaced, but by the time the team arrived, everyone had been safely evacuated. No casualties or injuries were reported.
Following the devastating Delhi fire at Flourish Stay on June 3 that claimed twenty-one lives, an undercover investigation by the Special Investigation Team exposed a network of unregulated guest houses in Hauz Rani.
An undercover investigation by the India Today Special Investigation Team reveals safety and regulatory violations in Delhi's Hauz Rani area following a fire in Malviya Nagar that killed twenty-one people.
Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh faces a severe water crisis despite the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission. Nearly 430 crore rupees have been spent on laying pipelines and building infrastructure, yet villages like Kheda, Dhundhlpura, and the Bakatpura ward of Para Panchayat remain without tap water.
The top focus of this episode of News Today is on DMK's decision to boycott the INDIA bloc meeting and the Delhi hotel fire that claimed 21 lives on Wednesday.
