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Hingoli Firecracker-Storage Fire: Death Toll Reported at Four; Investigation Continues
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Industrial & Workplace · Marwadi Galli, Kapda Bazar, Hingoli city, Maharashtra — locality-level reporting; no precise incident map pin used · 5 October 2026

Hingoli Firecracker-Storage Fire: Death Toll Reported at Four; Investigation Continues

A fire involving reported firecracker storage in Hingoli's Marwadi Galli led to repeated explosions and a difficult response. The initial toll of two later…

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Mumbai Anik Bus Depot Fire: 12 Buses Destroyed; Cause Still Under Investigation
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Anik bus depot, Sion/Pratiksha Nagar area, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — map gives area context, not a surveyed incident pin. · 2026-10-05

Mumbai Anik Bus Depot Fire: 12 Buses Destroyed; Cause Still Under Investigation

A fire spread through parked BEST buses at Anik depot on the evening of 5 October. Early counts were lower; later reports described 12…

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Sri City Pharma Boiler Explosion: What Is Known and What Still Needs InvestigationEditorial illustration of an industrial-facility emergency response; not a photograph of the…
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Industrial & Workplace · Sri City Special Economic Zone, Satyavedu mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh — area context only; not a surveyed incident pin · 3 October 2026

Sri City Pharma Boiler Explosion: What Is Known and What Still Needs Investigation

A boiler explosion at a Sri City pharmaceutical unit was reported to have killed five workers and seriously injured about ten others. This review…

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Fort Kochi Koder House fire: guests escaped; cause still unconfirmed
Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Koder House, Tower Road, Fort Kochi, Kerala, India; area map, not a verified entrance pin · 29 September 2026, evening

Fort Kochi Koder House fire: guests escaped; cause still unconfirmed

Guests were evacuated from a Fort Kochi hotel fire. Contemporary night reports recorded no casualties; the suspected electrical cause has not been confirmed.

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Khar West crash: BMC employee dies after car hits two two-wheelers; police investigation continues
Case Study Building & Structural · Road & Transport · C D Road–16th Road junction area, Khar West, Mumbai; map gives area context, not a surveyed impact pin · 28 September 2026, approximately 4:15–4:30 p.m. in reported police complaint

Khar West crash: BMC employee dies after car hits two two-wheelers; police investigation continues

A car reportedly struck two two-wheelers at a Khar West junction. Iyappan Selvaraj Harijan died in hospital; Nancy and Rahul Ghanekar were reported injured.…

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Fatehpur Malwan house explosion: five deaths, cause still under investigation
Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Malwan town, Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh; area map only, not a verified site pin · 28 September 2026, evening

Fatehpur Malwan house explosion: five deaths, cause still under investigation

A blast collapsed a two-storey home. The later reported death toll was five. The cause and the latest condition of two surviving injured people…

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Surat Hotfix Plastic Waste Fires: Limbayat Plant and Punagam Heap Burn, Residents Face Smoke
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Industrial & Workplace · Mithikhadi waste processing plant, Anjana area, Limbayat zone, Surat, Gujarat (headline fire); also Punagam, Udhna and other Surat areas in the table · 2026-09-27

Surat Hotfix Plastic Waste Fires: Limbayat Plant and Punagam Heap Burn, Residents Face Smoke

Surat has seen repeated fires in piles of hotfix plastic waste, the film and sheets left over from heat-transfer work on cloth. In the…

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Belapur bus pile-up: injuries reported as brake failure is investigated
Case Study Road & Transport · Sion–Panvel highway near Belapur flyover, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra · 27 September 2026, about 5:45 pm

Belapur bus pile-up: injuries reported as brake failure is investigated

An MSRTC bus travelling toward Murud hit multiple autos and cars. Reports cite five or nine injured; suspected brake failure has not been established…

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