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Mundka Office Fire: 27 Deaths Behind One Inadequate Escape Route
Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Near Mundka Metro Station, West Delhi, India · 13 May 2022

Mundka Office Fire: 27 Deaths Behind One Inadequate Escape Route

A fire beginning around 16:40 in a commercial building killed 27 people and injured at least 12. Official and investigative reporting identified unlicensed/unsanctioned use,…

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Bhandara Hospital SNCU Fire: Ten Newborns Killed, Seven Rescued
Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · District General Hospital, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India · 9 January 2021

Bhandara Hospital SNCU Fire: Ten Newborns Killed, Seven Rescued

A fire confined to the out-born section of the Special Newborn Care Unit killed ten infants; seven babies in the in-born unit were rescued.…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Shrey Hospital, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · 6 August 2020

Ahmedabad COVID-19 Hospital Fire – August 2020

Eight COVID-19 ICU patients died in the 6 August 2020 Shrey Hospital fire in Ahmedabad. Court records document the incident and inquiry, while the…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria, Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 9 December 2011

Learnings from AMRI Hospital Fire, Kolkata

On 9 December 2011, smoke from a basement store at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata spread into the wards above and 92 people died, most…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Carlton Towers, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · 23 February 2010

Carlton Towers Office Building Fire Tragedy

The Carlton Towers high-rise fire in Bengaluru killed nine people and injured 57. A Karnataka CAG audit documented delayed notification and failure of a…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Crowd & Public Safety · Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India · 16 July 2004

Krishna School Building Fire Tragedy

The Kumbakonam school fire killed 94 children after cooking fire spread into a thatched classroom area, demonstrating the fatal consequences of combustible roofs and…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Industrial & Workplace · Jeoni Mandi, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India · 24 May 2002

Agra Shoe Factory Fire 2002: What Went Wrong at Shreeji International

On 24 May 2002, a fire at the Shreeji International export shoe factory in Agra killed 44 workers. Flammable adhesive drums were kept by…

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