Following the fire accident at Jhansi hospital that killed 10 newborns, a “defective alarm system” and “expired fire extinguishers” were discovered, according to a media report.

When fire crews arrived, they saw flames coming from the building. It was then escalated to a 2nd alarm around 7:40 a.m. and then a 3rd alarm just after 8:15 a.m. Chopper 6 flew near the scene ...

Also, the fire alarm failed to activate during the incident. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the extinguishers were ineffective when used by hospital staff. Eyewitnesses and first responders ...

There are three homes on fire at this location. Moving to 1/4. It is *** two alarm fire. Two of the homes are vacant but the other two we believe are occupied. The fire department has told us that ...

By 20 minutes into the fire, that was up to six houses involved with seven lines in service. An aerial truck was in service. Numerous companies were called into service as the number of alarms ...

Residents of 726 Commonwealth Ave. said they could barely hear the fire alarms in their dormitory after a small fire on Oct. 11 which disrupted asbestos building material. Boston University residence ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Education is addressing years of safety concerns about working fire alarms at public schools. New data shows a significant improvement across the ...

Burned toast or steaming hot showers setting off fire alarms could cost Edmontonians starting next year as the fire department hopes to cut down on a spike in unnecessary calls. Edmonton Fire ...

Fire crews in Sussex have been called to more than 36,000 false and faulty fire alarms in the past five years. Figures from East and West Sussex Fire and Rescue Services found that on average ...

Firefighters responded to the scene just before midnight on Friday for reports of a fire at an unoccupied residential building on Seymour Avenue. Officials say the three-alarm fire later spread to ...

More than 100 firefighters from New Haven and surrounding towns rushed out to River Street early Wednesday morning to put down a four-alarm fire — with no reported injuries, so far — as exploding ...