Major fires in India have caused significant loss of life and property damage over the years. A 1995 school fire in Dabwali, Haryana killed 446 people including students and parents. In 1997, a fire at the Uphaar Cinema in New Delhi killed 59 people and injured 103 during a movie screening. More recently in 2011, a fire at the AMRI Hospital in Kolkata killed 70 patients due to burns and suffocation.

1. Major
Fire
Incidents
in India
Fire accidents are not very common. But when they take
place they can cause great destruction and huge financial
losses
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2. A catastrophic explosion in a private fireworks
factory at Mudalipatti near Sivakasi in Tamil
Nadu claimed lives of 54 while 78 were injured
in September, 2012.
Firework Factory
Tamilnadu, 2012
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3. A crowded trade fair caught fire killing 64
people and injuring 80 in April, 2006 in
Meerut.
Trade Fair
Meerut, U.P., 2006
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4. Tragic fire at Dabwali school function in
Haryana killed 446 people including students
and parents while 200 were injured in
December 1995.
School
Dabwali, 1995
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5. 89 people were killed by a hazardous fire
that broke out in the AMRI hospital. Among
the dead were 70 patients, who died of
severe burns and suffocation.
AMRI Hospital
Kolkata, 2011
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6. A large fire blazed through an eight-storey
building near the Andheri East railway
station. There were close to 500 people
inside the building when the fire started
Office Complex
Mumbai, 2015
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7. In a major fire accident in a TVS two-
wheeler showroom, 140 new motorbikes
and accessories worth Rs 1.65 crore were
reduced to ashes.
Auto Showroom
Chennai, 2013
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8. Smoke and flames billowed from the Ceat
Tyres factory. The cause of the fire appears to
be a short circuit. Close to 500 workers were
in the unit when the fire began causing a loss
of crores of rupees.
Tyre Factory
Nahur, 2014
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9. Uphaar Cinema fire, one of the worst fire
tragedies in recent Indian history when a fire
broke out during the screening of a movie. 59
people died and 103 were injured.
Uphaar Cinema
New Delhi, 1997
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10. Fire at a facility especially set up to safely store
and dispose of hazardous waste at Ankleshwar in
Bharuch district of Gujarat, led severe pollution
and health problems in the neighboring villages.
Incinerator
Ankleshwar, 2008
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11. Fire broke out at an Indian Oil Corporation
depot with giant tanks holding 8,000 kiloliters
of oil each. The blaze continued for over 10
days. Half a million people had to be
evacuated from the area.
Oil Depot
Jaipur, 2009
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12. Fire losses happen across industries and across geographies
irrespective of the size of the organization.
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losses
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