A fire in Abu Dhabi’s Musaffah Industrial Area was quickly contained, causing no casualties or damage/Representative Image A fire broke out on Tuesday evening in several commercial shops in Abu Dhabi’s Musaffah Industrial Area, prompting a rapid response from the Abu Dhabi Police and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority. The blaze was quickly contained, […]
A bus operated by AI SATS caught fire near an aircraft at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 NEW DELHI: A bus operated by AI SATS, a ground-handling service provider for Air India, caught fire near bay no 32 at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 (T3) on Tuesday.The incident occurred few meters away from an aircraft, but no […]
Aviation experts suggest recent flight fires could impact UAE carriers to restrict power banks, devices with lithium-ion batteries on board. Image: Representative Image The recent lithium battery fire aboard an Air China flight on October 18 has once again spotlighted the growing aviation safety concerns related to power banks and lithium-ion batteries. Flight CA139, traveling […]
An shooter in a dorm at Oklahoma State University Sunday morning left three people wounded during homecoming weekend. The shooting took place in the early hours of the morning at a residential hall on the campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and at least one of the victims is a student, police said. The victims were part […]
Jaisalmer, October 14 (Udaipur Kiran): A major tragedy struck in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on Tuesday afternoon when a moving AC sleeper bus caught fire on the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur Highway, leaving more than 15 people feared dead. The incident occurred near Thaiyat village around 3:30 PM, reportedly due to a short circuit. According to officials, the bus had […]
A fire broke out at a garment factory and adjoining chemical warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, killed at least nine people and injured several others on Tuesday, according to fire service officials, reported AP.The blaze erupted in the Mirpur area and is believed to have started on the third floor of a seven-storey building housing […]
Emergency responders at the crash site (X/@americanspress) A plane crashed near Hicks Airfield in Tarrant County, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, hitting several trucks and triggering a fire, officials said.According to the Fort Worth fire department, the crash occurred around 1:30pm in the 12000 block of North Saginaw Boulevard, just off Business 287 near Avondale. Multiple […]
CDC (left), Donald Trump (agencies) Hundreds of employees at the US centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) who were laid off on Friday night have been reinstated, after officials said the terminations were triggered by an “incorrect notification,” reported CNN.According to the American federation of government employees (AFGE), around 1,300 CDC staff received layoff […]
Clashes in Pakistan over ‘Gaza March’ Massive protests by the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) escalated into violent clashes across multiple cities on Friday and Saturday, leaving at least 11 people dead and dozens injured. Demonstrators marched towards Islamabad in what they called a “Gaza March” to express solidarity with Palestinians and planned to […]
A light aircraft crashed at an airport in New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday morning, killing all three people on board, police confirmed.“Upon impacting with the ground, the aircraft caught on fire which was extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW,” the police said through a statement. “Three people are confirmed deceased.“The plane crashed at Shellharbour […]
