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Incidents we have written up, not every incident in India. This page counts only our own case studies. They are chosen because they teach something, so serious and widely reported incidents are more likely to be here. The data is lopsided. Most of the India incidents we have written up are from September and October 2026, when daily case-study publishing began. Charts by month and year show our coverage, not a trend in how many incidents happen.
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| Case study | Place | Country | Type | Cause | ||||
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| 19 Oct 2026 | Adinath Textile Market Fire, Surat: One Third-Floor Shop Burns, No Injuries Reported | Adinath Textile Market, Salabatpura, Surat | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | not reported |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Vadodara Gas Tanker Leak Near Nandesari: Expressway Shut After Milk Tanker Hits LPG Tanker; No Injuries Reported | Near Nandesari, Vadodara district | Gujarat | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Gwalior Sheetla Mata Temple Truck Crash: 15 Devotees Killed in Navratri No-Entry Zone; Cause Under Investigation | Sheetla Mata temple approach road, Sataun village, Gwalior district | Madhya Pradesh | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 15 | not reported |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Giridih Cylinder Blast, Dhanwar: Woman and Young Niece Die as Burning LPG Cylinder Bursts | Mangaso village, Dhanwar block, Giridih district | Jharkhand | India | Fire and explosion | LPG cylinder or gas leak | 2 | not reported |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Chorbagan Pandal Stampede, Kolkata: 19 Killed in Saptami Crowd Crush During Rain | Chorbagan, north Kolkata | West Bengal | India | Crowd and stampede | Crowd crush or stampede | 19 | 25 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Cox's Bazar Resort Fire, Inani Beach: 10 Tourists Killed in Unlicensed Wooden Resort | Patuartek, Inani Beach, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar | Chattogram Division | Bangladesh | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 10 | 7 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | CFB Wainwright Fire, Alberta: Four Soldiers Killed, 39 Injured as Wind-Driven Fire Spreads; Cause Under Investigation | CFB Wainwright training area, near Wainwright | Alberta | Canada | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 4 | 39 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Kota Expressway Accident: Eight Pilgrims Killed as Mini-Bus Falls Into Drain Near Simliya; Cause Under Investigation | Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near Karadiya, Simliya, Kota district | Rajasthan | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 8 | 17 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Saykha GIDC Reactor Blast, Bharuch: Five Workers Killed at Pharma Unit; Cause Under Investigation | Saykha GIDC, Vagra taluka, Bharuch | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Industrial process or chemical | 5 | 5 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Bulandshahr Car Accident: Eeco Hits Tree Near Narora, Five of a Family Killed on Way to Belon Temple | Near Ratanpur Khedia, Narora, Bulandshahr | Uttar Pradesh | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 5 | 3 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Periyapatna Bus Accident, Mysuru: Four Killed as Sleeper Bus and Lorry Collide Head-On; Cause Under Investigation | Periyapatna, Mysuru district | Karnataka | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 4 | 31 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Devprayag Gorge Crash: Two Killed as Car Falls 150 Metres Off Badrinath Highway Near Pali; Cause Not Known | Rishikesh–Badrinath highway near Pali, Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal | Uttarakhand | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 2 | 3 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Calgary Bus Crash and Fire: Three Passengers Killed in Eight-Vehicle Pile-Up; Cause Under Investigation | 800 block of Saddletowne Circle N.E., Saddle Ridge, northeast Calgary | Alberta | Canada | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 3 | 19 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Sahibganj E-Rickshaw Crash: Three Killed as Truck Hits Toto Near Keshro | Keshro More, Barharwa-Barhait road, Sahibganj district | Jharkhand | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 3 | 2 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Sonipat Foam Factory Fire, Barota: Uncle and Nephew Killed, Four Injured; Cause Under Investigation | Safiabad Road near Barota village, Sonipat | Haryana | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 2 | 4 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Chhatral GIDC Blast, Kalol: Four Workers Killed at Dye Unit; Cause Under Investigation | Chhatral GIDC Phase-4, Kalol, Gandhinagar | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 4 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Tongi Drug International Factory Fire: 21 Fire Units Respond; Cause and Losses Not Yet Confirmed | Drug International factory, Cherag Ali / Tongi industrial area, Gazipur | Dhaka Division | Bangladesh | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 1 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Nalasopara Imperial Heights High-Rise Fire: Two Deaths Reported; Cause Under Investigation | Imperial Heights, Nalasopara-Vasai Link Road, Achole, Palghar district | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 2 | 6 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Gopalganj LPG Leak Fire, Safiyabad: Children Killed, Many Burnt; Toll Reports Differ | Safiyabad village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj district | Bihar | India | Fire and explosion | LPG cylinder or gas leak | 3 | 17 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Rohtas Fire, Nauhatta: Father and Daughter Die at Fuel Shop; LPG Role Unconfirmed | Ulho village, Nauhatta, Rohtas district | Bihar | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 2 | 2 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Raghopur Boat Capsize: 13 Children Dead in Ganga Channel; Inquiry Ordered | Ganga channel near Rampur Shyamchand, Raghopur, Vaishali | Bihar | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 13 | not reported |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Puranpur LPG Home Fire: Child Reported Dead; Injury Count Still Needs Official Confirmation | Bamanpuri, Puranpur, Pilibhit district | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 1 | not reported |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Maujpur Restaurant Fire, Delhi: Kitchen Blaze Triggered Escape From First Floor; No Injuries Reported | Udham Fish Point, Main Jafrabad Road, Maujpur, northeast Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Surat Krishan Silk Mill Boiler Fire: Injury Reports Differ; Cause Under Investigation | Krishan Silk Mill, Udhna Road No. 2, Surat | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Industrial process or chemical | not reported | 6 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Waterford Birchwood House Fire: Four Deaths; Garda Murder Investigation Underway | Birchwood area, Waterford City | County Waterford | Ireland | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 4 | 2 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Bochum-Hofstede Apartment Fire: Three Deaths Reported; Investigation Continues | Poststraße, Hofstede, Bochum | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 3 | 5 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Rahman Baba Express Derailment Near Multan: Five Deaths Reported; Investigation Continues | Sher Shah area near Multan | Punjab | Pakistan | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 5 | 49 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Supaul Bus Accident on NH-27: Bus Hits Parked Truck, Helper Killed; Cause Under Investigation | NH-27 near Jhajha village, Bhaptiyahi, Supaul district | Bihar | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 1 | 6 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Vijayawada West Bypass EV Car Fire: Four Dead After Crash; Cause Under Investigation | Vijayawada West Bypass, Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Vehicle fire or crash | 4 | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Sankhali Ola Service-Centre Fire: Reported Damage, Response and Unresolved Cause | Ola service centre, Vithalapur, Sanquelim (Sankhali), Bicholim taluka | Goa | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | not reported |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Wayanad Tourist-Van Crash: Two Deaths Reported; Cause Under Investigation | Beenachi, near Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad | Kerala | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 2 | 13 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Gorkha Flash Flood, Nepal: Five Missing as Budhi Gandaki Surge Sweeps Away Homes and Bridges | Budhi Gandaki valley, Gorkha district | Gandaki Province | Nepal | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 0 | not reported |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Ensenada Floods, Mexico: Storm Rachel and Hurricane Simon Leave Nine Dead in Baja California | Ensenada municipality (Maneadero, El Pipila arroyo) | Baja California | Mexico | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 9 | not reported |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Mogappair West Hut Fire: Two LPG Cylinders Exploded, No Injuries Reported | Mogappair West, near Ambattur, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | IndiGo 6E 6115: Reported Power-Bank Fire Diverts Delhi–Chennai Flight | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (diversion landing) | Telangana | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Bokaro ESL Steel Gas Exposure: Two Deaths; Cause Still Under Investigation | ESL Steel plant area, Siyaljori, Chandankiyari, Bokaro district | Jharkhand | India | Other emergencies | Cause not yet established | 2 | not reported |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Rapti Nagar, Gorakhpur LPG Fire: Elderly Couple Die After Gas Leak During Cylinder Repair | Rapti Nagar Phase-1, Shahpur, Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | LPG cylinder or gas leak | 2 | 4 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Howly BSF Bus Crash: Driver Killed, 32 Personnel Injured; Police Inquiry Underway | NH-27 near Howly, Barpeta district | Assam | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 1 | 32 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Panama M7.7 Earthquake: Water, Flights and Roads Disrupted; Canal Kept Operating | West-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba (USGS epicentral area) | not recorded | Panama | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 0 | 21 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Godhra Civil Hospital Fire: ANI-Reported Evacuation and Unresolved Cause | Government Civil Hospital, Godhra, Panchmahal district | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | not reported |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Khekra Shop Fire: Four Dead After Two Gas Cylinders Burst in Baghpat Market | Pathshala Road, Khekra, Baghpat district | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 4 | 8 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Morogoro Bus Fire, Tanzania: 28 Reported Dead After Head-On Collision With Timber Lorry | Mkambarani, Morogoro-Dar es Salaam highway | Morogoro Region | Tanzania | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 28 | 30 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Seemapuri Building Collapse: Rescue Updates and Unresolved Safety Questions | Near Idgah Machhli Mandi, New Seemapuri | Delhi | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | 5 | 8 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Hingoli Firecracker-Storage Fire: Death Toll Reported at Four; Investigation Continues | Marwadi Galli, Kapda Bazar, Hingoli | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Fireworks or explosives | 4 | 12 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Mumbai Anik Bus Depot Fire: 12 Buses Destroyed; Cause Still Under Investigation | Anik bus depot, Sion East, Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Sri City Pharma Boiler Explosion: What Is Known and What Still Needs Investigation | Sri City SEZ, Satyavedu mandal, Tirupati district | Andhra Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Industrial process or chemical | 5 | 10 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Ananthagiri Ghat bus overturn: four deaths confirmed, cause under inquiry | Ananthagiri Ghat Road, Vikarabad district | Telangana | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 4 | not reported |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Tyuni hill-road crash: one dead, two injured; cause under investigation | Chillad area, Chakrata-Tyuni road, Dehradun district | Uttarakhand | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 1 | 2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Flydubai FZ1073 cockpit attack: attempted takeover and safe diversion to Tabuk | Tabuk airport (diversion of Flydubai FZ1073) | Tabuk Region | Saudi Arabia | Road and transport | Other or not stated | not reported | 2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Gondia–Goregaon motorcycle collision: three reported deaths, one rider's later condition unknown | Gondia-Goregaon road between Hirdamali and Miltoli, Gondia district | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 3 | 1 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Fort Kochi Koder House fire: guests escaped; cause still unconfirmed | Koder House, Tower Road, Fort Kochi | Kerala | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Khar West crash: BMC employee dies after car hits two two-wheelers; police investigation continues | C D Road-16th Road junction, Khar West, Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Fatehpur Malwan house explosion: five deaths, cause still under investigation | Malwan, Fatehpur district | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 5 | 2 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Ambala Dhulkot building collapse: six died as investigators examine construction safety | Dhulkot area, Ambala City | Haryana | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | 6 | 12 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Belapur bus pile-up: injuries reported as brake failure is investigated | Sion-Panvel highway near Belapur flyover, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | not reported | 5 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Thailand and Myanmar Floods 2026: 80 Dead in Thailand, Over 40 in Myanmar’s Dawei District | Prachin Buri, Thailand (also Bangkok and Dawei District, Myanmar) | Prachin Buri province | Thailand | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 80 | not reported |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Jodhpur Basni factory fire: three firefighter deaths reported after initial injuries | Ganesh Nagar, Basni area, Jodhpur | Rajasthan | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 3 | 14 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Greater Noida sleeper-bus fire: nine reported dead on the Yamuna Expressway | Yamuna Expressway near Dayanatpur, Jewar, Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Vehicle fire or crash | 9 | not reported |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Sai River immersion drowning: three deaths and the danger of an unplanned rescue | Sai River near Jabraila Bridge, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | India | Other emergencies | Other or not stated | 3 | not reported |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Typhoon Dujuan, Japan: 16 Dead as Record Rain Sets Off Landslides and Floods Near Tokyo | Kamogawa, Chiba (worst-hit city; deaths also in Kanagawa and Miyazaki) | Chiba | Japan | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 16 | 41 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Adilabad RIMS neonatal-unit fire: five infants died; inquiry findings pending | RIMS (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences), Adilabad | Telangana | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 5 | not reported |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Nilambur Flash Flood, Malappuram: Six Killed as Kottapuzha River Surges Without Local Rain | Kottapuzha river near TK Colony, Pookkottumpadam, Nilambur | Kerala | India | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 6 | not reported |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Mumbai Coastal Road crash: three deaths and the questions a video cannot answer | Mumbai Coastal Road near Lotus Jetty, Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 3 | 1 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Dwarka Expressway worksite crash: three worker deaths and unresolved protection questions | Near Ram Chowk, Dwarka Expressway, Gurugram | Haryana | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 3 | 2 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Nawa highway crash: four deaths, difficult recovery and unanswered collision questions | Mithri bypass, Nawa area, Didwana-Kuchaman district | Rajasthan | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 4 | not reported |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Sangareddy immersion tragedy: six students drowned and the safety questions that remain | Lake near Pedda Kanjerla, Patancheru area, Sangareddy district | Telangana | India | Other emergencies | Other or not stated | 6 | not reported |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Atgaon highway crash: a changing toll and an unresolved cause | Mumbai-Nashik highway near Atgaon, Shahapur, Thane district | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 5 | 6 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Dallupura warehouse fire: smoke, evacuation and the facts still unresolved | Warehouse, Dallupura, East Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 1 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Swaroop Nagar factory fire: the emergency extended to the neighbouring building | Swaroop Nagar, Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | 6 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Gonda pickup crash: separating the collision, water hazard and recovery | Kotwali Nagar area, Gonda | Uttar Pradesh | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 1 | not reported |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Meerut hotel fire: rescue, vehicle damage and a cause still being examined | Avika hotel, Delhi Road, Partapur area, Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Shyam Sangini Textile Market fire: a long operation followed by an arson investigation | Shyam Sangini Textile Market, Saroli, Surat | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Kudasan construction collapse: rescue updates and why scene clearance still matters | Kudasan, Gandhinagar | Gujarat | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | not reported | 12 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Okhla oxygen-cylinder blast: unloading incident and an unresolved technical cause | Okhla Phase-I industrial area, New Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 1 | 4 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | KMP Expressway crash near Mandothi: rescue reports and casualty figures that differ | KMP Expressway near Mandothi village, Jhajjar | Haryana | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 3 | 15 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Dhanbad land subsidence: damaged homes, a child’s death and relocation questions | Sijua, Dhanbad | Jharkhand | India | Flood and natural disaster | Cause not yet established checked by hand | 1 | 4 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | St John’s Wood balcony fire: confirmed events and an unresolved cause | Abercorn Place, St John's Wood, London | England | United Kingdom | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | not reported |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Westminster flat fire: a documented rescue and the limits of the record | Medway Street, Westminster, London | England | United Kingdom | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | not reported |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Wembley warehouse fire: a verified response timeline with cause still unknown | Alperton Lane, Wembley, London | England | United Kingdom | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | not reported | not reported |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Satya Niketan building collapse: rescue updates and evidence still under review | Satya Niketan, New Delhi | Delhi | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | 7 | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Bihar floods: why receding rivers did not end the emergency | Bihar (multi-district river flooding) | Bihar | India | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | not reported | not reported |
| Sep 2026 | Uttar Pradesh floods: evacuation totals, shelter use and the next stage of response | Uttar Pradesh (statewide floods) | Uttar Pradesh | India | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 62 | 46 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Sonapur NH-27 Bus–Truck Collision: Seven Killed Near Guwahati | NH-27 near Khetri/Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan | Assam | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 7 | 5 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Mumbai Port Crane Fire: A 140-Tonne Tandem Lift Shifted — Two Operators Injured | BPS Berth, Indira Dock, Mumbai Port | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 2 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Coimbatore LPG Shelter Fire: At Least 12 Cylinders Exploded — Why Temporary Housing Needs Permanent Fire Safety | Nava India, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Myla Warehouse Detonation: 37 Lives Lost — Why Explosive Storage Must Never Share a Boundary with Civilian Life | Myla, Bucha district | Kyiv Oblast | Ukraine | Fire and explosion | Fireworks or explosives | 37 | not reported |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Oklahoma Extraction-Facility Explosion: Two Workers Killed, Owner Charged | Solos Extracts, near Tulsa | Oklahoma | United States | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 2 | 0 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Nepal–Tibet Flash Flood Disaster: More Than 1,400 Dead in Nepal, Thousands Missing — When a Mountain Becomes a Moving Wall | Rasuwa district and Trishuli corridor, Nepal (also Gyirong, Tibet) | Bagmati Province | Nepal | Flood and natural disaster | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 1,455 | not reported |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Bhuleshwar Ganpati Idol Collapse: Two Lives Lost — When a Celebration’s Heavy Structure Becomes a Falling Hazard | Jay Ambe Chowk, Bhuleshwar, Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | 2 | 5 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Kolkata Mirza Ghalib Street Hotel Fire, August 2026: 9 Deaths While Sleeping | Mirza Ghalib Street, New Market, Kolkata | West Bengal | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 9 | 16 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Ashok Dham Stampede, Lakhisarai: Seven Women Killed in Sawan Crush After Electric-Pole Rumour | Ashok Dham temple, Lakhisarai | Bihar | India | Crowd and stampede | Crowd crush or stampede | 7 | 25 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Bronx Apartment Explosion, Norwood: Three Dead in Five-Alarm Fire; Cause Still Under Investigation | East 209th Street, Norwood, the Bronx, New York City | New York | United States | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 3 | 14 |
| Aug 2026 | Neasden Industrial Fire in London: Smoke, Waste-Site Risks and Lessons for India | Waste and recycling site, Neasden, London | England | United Kingdom | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire, Delhi, June 2026: 23 Deaths in a Guest House With One Exit | Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 23 | 24 |
| 16 May 2026 | Bangkok Level Crossing Crash: Eight Killed as Freight Train Hits Bus at Makkasan; Six Indicted | Asok–Din Daeng Road level crossing near Makkasan station, Bangkok | Bangkok | Thailand | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 8 | 32 |
| 6 May 2026 | North Musi Rawas Bus-Tanker Crash, Indonesia: 19 Killed as Bus and Fuel Tanker Collide and Burn; Two Company Directors Named Suspects | Trans-Sumatra Highway at Karang Jaya, North Musi Rawas | South Sumatra | Indonesia | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 19 | 2 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Markapuram Bus Fire: 14 Killed as Bus Hits Tipper Near Rayavaram; Owner and Unlicensed Driver Arrested | Rayavaram, Markapuram district | Andhra Pradesh | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 14 | not reported |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Seelampur Market Fire: Charging-Scooter Claim, Cause Still Unconfirmed | Old Seelampur, northeast Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Kolkata Warehouse Fire (2026): Workers Killed While Sleeping in Godowns Without Fire Clearance | Nazirabad, Anandapur, Kolkata (South 24 Parganas) | West Bengal | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 27 | not reported |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Latehar Bus Accident: Ten Killed as Overloaded Bus Overturns on Orsa Ghati Near Mahuadanr; Cause Not Officially Established | Orsa ghati, Mahuadanr, Latehar district | Jharkhand | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 10 | 80 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Arki Fire: 10 Lives Lost, Zero Preparedness – A Wake-Up Call for Every Town | Old Bus Stand market, Arki, Solan district | Himachal Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 10 | not reported |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Delhi Airport Bus Fire – What If Passengers Were Onboard? | Stand C32, Terminal 3, IGI Airport, New Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Vehicle fire or crash | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Kurnool Bus Fire: A Collision, A Blaze | NH-44 near Chinnatekuru, Kurnool district | Andhra Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Vehicle fire or crash | 20 | not reported |
| 14 Oct 2025 | जैसलमेर बस अग्निकांड: 29 मौतें – Jaisalmer Bus Fire (14 October 2025), A National Wake-Up Call | Jaisalmer-Jodhpur road, Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 29 | 15 |
| 6 Oct 2025 | SVP Hospital Fire, Ahmedabad: A Spark in the Laundry That Could Have Scorched Lives | SVP Hospital laundry building, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Jaipur SMS Hospital Fire: What Went Wrong in the Trauma ICU | SMS Hospital Trauma Centre, Jaipur | Rajasthan | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 6 | 3 |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Chincholi MIDC Solapur Chemical Fire: Welding Sparks, Stored Solvents and a Late Call to the Fire Brigade | L & G Tulja Associates, Chincholi MIDC, Solapur district | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | not reported |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Bhiwandi Paper Factory Fire, October 2025: What Happened and What Factories Can Learn | Bhiwandi, Thane district | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Kota Apartment Fire – The Tragic Loss of Child Actor Veer Sharma & His Brother | Deepshree Building, Transport Nagar, Kota | Rajasthan | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 2 | not reported |
| 26 Sep 2025 | Undri High-Rise Fire: A Teen’s Death, a Shut Door, and a Society That Fought Flames Together | Marvel Ideal Society, Undri, Pune | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 1 | 8 |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Bharuch Factory Fire, Gujarat (Panoli / GIDC) | Panoli GIDC, Ankleshwar, Bharuch | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Bengaluru Nagarathpete Building Fire – August 2025 | Nagarathpete, Bengaluru | Karnataka | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 5 | not reported |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Sigachi Industries Chemical Factory Explosion, Hyderabad – June 2025 | Sigachi Industries, Pashamylaram, Sangareddy district | Telangana | India | Fire and explosion | Industrial process or chemical | 54 | 28 |
| 21 May 2025 | Budaun Village Fire During Storm, May 2025 | Tappa Jamni village, Ujhani area, Budaun district | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 0 | 1 |
| 18 May 2025 | Gulzar Houz Fire Tragedy, Hyderabad – May 2025 | Gulzar Houz, near Charminar, Hyderabad | Telangana | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 17 | not reported |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Kolkata Rituraj Hotel Fire, April 2025: 14 Deaths and the Lessons | Rituraj Hotel, Mechhua, Burrabazar, Kolkata | West Bengal | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 14 | 13 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Hazira ArcelorMittal Coal Fire, December 2024: Four Contract Workers Killed | AM/NS India steel plant, Hazira, Surat | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 4 | 1 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Jaipur-Ajmer Highway LPG Tanker Fire Incident | Bhankrota, Jaipur-Ajmer Highway (NH48), Jaipur | Rajasthan | India | Fire and explosion | Vehicle fire or crash | 20 | 24 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Bengaluru EV Showroom Fire: A Tragedy of Ignorance in the Age of Electric Vehicles | My EV Store, Dr Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru | Karnataka | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Jhansi Medical College NICU Fire: Ten Immediate Deaths, Later Toll Reports Differ | Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 10 | 16 |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Delhi Coaching-Centre Basement Flood: Three Students Trapped by Preventable Water Entry | Rau’s IAS Study Circle, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi | Delhi | India | Other emergencies | Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake) | 3 | not reported |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Mangaf Fire in Kuwait, June 2024: How 45 Indian Workers Died | Mangaf | Ahmadi Governorate | Kuwait | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 49 | 50 |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Mumbai Airport Runway Near Miss, June 2024: What Went Wrong | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2024 | Fire in Chauta Bazaar, Surat | Dalal Chamber, Chauta Bazaar, Surat | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 0 | not reported |
| 25 May 2024 | Rajkot TRP Game Zone Fire: 27 Lives Lost in a Man-Made Disaster | TRP Game Zone, Nana-Mava Road, Rajkot | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 27 | not reported |
| 19 May 2024 | Pune Porsche Crash: What Happened in Kalyani Nagar and Where the Case Stands | Kalyani Nagar, Pune | Maharashtra | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 2 | not reported |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway Accident Near Nadiad: What Went Wrong | Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway near Nadiad, Kheda district | Gujarat | India | Road and transport | Vehicle fire or crash | 10 | not reported |
| 23 Feb 2024 | Bangalore Gangondanahalli Parking Lot Fire | Gangondanahalli, near Nayandahalli, Bengaluru | Karnataka | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Oct 2022 | Morbi Suspension Bridge Collapse: 135 Deaths After Reopening | Julto Pul (suspension bridge), Machchhu River, Morbi | Gujarat | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | 135 | 56 |
| 13 May 2022 | Mundka Office Fire: 27 Deaths Behind One Inadequate Escape Route | Near Mundka Metro Station, West Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Other or not stated checked by hand | 27 | 12 |
| 9 Jan 2021 | Bhandara Hospital SNCU Fire: Ten Newborns Killed, Seven Rescued | District General Hospital, Bhandara | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 10 | not reported |
| 3 Jan 2021 | Muradnagar Crematorium Shelter Collapse (3 January 2021): At Least 23 Dead, Later Reports 24 to 25 | Ukhlarsi cremation ground, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad district | Uttar Pradesh | India | Building collapse | Building collapse or structural failure | 23 | 30 |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Ahmedabad COVID-19 Hospital Fire – August 2020 | Shrey Hospital, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 8 | not reported |
| 24 May 2019 | Takshashila Fire, Surat: How 22 Students Were Trapped and What Went Wrong | Takshashila Arcade, Sarthana, Surat | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 22 | not reported |
| 29 Dec 2017 | Kamala Mills Compound Fire (2017): A Case Study in Fire Safety and Urban Planning | Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Other or not stated checked by hand | 14 | 30 |
| 9 Dec 2011 | Learnings from AMRI Hospital Fire, Kolkata | AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria, Kolkata | West Bengal | India | Fire and explosion | Other or not stated checked by hand | 92 | not reported |
| 23 Feb 2010 | Carlton Towers Office Building Fire Tragedy | Carlton Towers, Bengaluru | Karnataka | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 9 | 57 |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Krishna School Building Fire Tragedy | Krishna School, Kumbakonam | Tamil Nadu | India | Fire and explosion | Cooking, smoking or open flame | 94 | 21 |
| 24 May 2002 | Agra Shoe Factory Fire 2002: What Went Wrong at Shreeji International | Shreeji International, Jeoni Mandi, Agra | Uttar Pradesh | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 44 | not reported |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Uphaar Cinema Fire, 1997: Why 59 People Could Not Get Out | Uphaar Cinema, Green Park, New Delhi | Delhi | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 59 | 103 |
| 23 Dec 1995 | Mandi Dabwali Fire Tragedy, 1995: What Went Wrong at the School Function | Rajiv Marriage Palace, Mandi Dabwali | Haryana | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 446 | not reported |
| 6 Dec 1981 | Neelkanth Mahadev exhibition fire: a seven-minute warning about temporary structures | Neelkanth Mahadev temple exhibition, Asarwa, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India | Fire and explosion | Electrical fault or short circuit | 49 | not reported |
| 29 Jul 1979 | Lakshmi Touring Talkies fire: how a temporary cinema became a mass-casualty trap | Lakshmi Touring Talkies, Lourdammalpuram, Thoothukudi | Tamil Nadu | India | Fire and explosion | Cause not yet established | 78 | 88 |
| 14 Apr 1944 | The Bombay Port Fire of April 14, 1944 | Victoria Dock, Bombay (Mumbai) | Maharashtra | India | Fire and explosion | Fireworks or explosives | not reported | not reported |
No case studies match these filters.
How we count
This page counts only the incidents we have written up as case studies on HowToSurvive.in. It is not every fire, crash or disaster in India, and it is not national statistics. We pick incidents because they teach something, so serious and widely reported ones are more likely to be here.
The page opens on India. Choose All countries to add the world incidents we have covered, each marked by its country.
One row is one case study. A few case studies describe a regional event, such as floods across a state, and are counted once.
Dates, places, deaths and injured counts are the figures written in the case study from the sources named there. Tolls change and sources differ, so we use the latest figure we recorded. When a case study gives no figure we show 'not reported' and leave it out of the totals. We never treat a missing figure as zero, so the death and injury totals are minimums. A zero means the sources reported none.
We sort each incident into one primary cause using fixed keyword rules applied to our own write-up. If our write-up says the cause is unconfirmed, preliminary or still under inquiry, the incident is shown as 'Cause not yet established'. We do not name a cause our case study does not. Crash, collapse, stampede and natural-hazard groups describe what happened, not why it happened. The rules are listed below, and each incident's cause and confidence are in the table and the CSV, so you can check them.
Earlier years have fewer entries because we began with recent incidents. Do not read the yearly bars as a trend in how many incidents happen.
A case study without a date or country in our records is not counted yet.
Not reported is never counted as zero. When a case study gives no figure we show "not reported", leave that incident out of the death or injury total, and print how many incidents the total covers. So every total here is a minimum. A zero means the sources reported none.
The cause groups
- Electrical fault or short circuit. Short circuit, faulty wiring, transformer, battery or charger fires, air-conditioner electrical faults.
- LPG cylinder or gas leak. Cooking-gas cylinders, gas leaks and gas explosions.
- Cooking, smoking or open flame. Kitchen and stove fires, cigarettes, candles, lamps. Added by us; it was not in the first list.
- Fireworks or explosives. Firecrackers, fireworks stores, ammunition and other explosives.
- Industrial process or chemical. Boilers, reactors, chemicals, welding and other workplace process failures.
- Vehicle fire or crash. Road, rail, air and boat crashes and vehicle fires. Describes what happened, not why.
- Building collapse or structural failure. Collapses of buildings, bridges, roofs and structures. Describes what happened, not why.
- Crowd crush or stampede. Stampedes and crowd crushes.
- Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake). Floods, landslides, cyclones and typhoons, earthquakes, heatwaves.
- Other or not stated. Drowning, deliberate attacks, fraud, and incidents where our write-up does not say how the fire or event began.
- Cause not yet established. Our own record says the cause is unconfirmed, preliminary or still under inquiry. We do not name a cause.
How the rules work
We read the title, summary, status note and the cause, origin and ignition lines of each case study, and look for fixed keywords for each cause. A keyword in the title or in a firm cause line counts most. A keyword inside a doubtful sentence (suspected, alleged, preliminary) counts less.
- If our own write-up says the cause is unconfirmed, preliminary or still under inquiry, the incident goes to "Cause not yet established". We do not name a cause our case study does not. The exception is when the title itself names the event, for example a boiler explosion or a cylinder blast.
- Crash, collapse, stampede and natural-hazard groups describe what happened, not why it happened, so they stay even when the reason is still open.
- If no cause word is found, the type of incident decides (road, crowd, disaster or building). Otherwise the incident is "Other or not stated", which is a gap in our write-up and not a finding.
- Cyber and financial fraud is always "Other or not stated". Five incidents were checked by hand, each with a written reason, because their write-ups state no ignition cause.
- The cause and a confidence flag (high, medium, low or reviewed) are in the table and the CSV for every incident, so you can check them.
Show the keywords we look for
A star after a word means any word that starts with those letters.
- Fireworks or explosives
- firework*, firecracker*, cracker*, pyrotechnic*, gunpowder, explosive*, ammunition, detonat*, carbide, drone strike, blasting, hazardous cargo
- LPG cylinder or gas leak
- lpg, cng, gas cylinder, gas cylinders, cylinder*, gas leak*, gas leakage, cooking gas, methane, biogas, gas explosion, gas line, natural gas, gas pipeline, png, propane, acetylene
- Electrical fault or short circuit
- short circuit, short circuited, electrical, electric fault, wiring, transformer, electrocut*, power bank, lithium, e scooter, electric scooter, charging, charger, air conditioner, ac unit, ac compressor, battery, batteries, overhead line, live wire, high tension, power line, inverter
- Cooking, smoking or open flame
- cooking fire, kitchen fire, open stove, kitchen stove, gas stove, oil fryer, cigarette*, smoking, candle*, diya, tandoor
- Industrial process or chemical
- chemical factory, chemical plant, chemical unit, chemical fire, chemical explosion, chemical reaction, chemical spill, chemical leak, chemical blast, chemical warehouse, chemicals, reactor, boiler, solvent*, pharma*, hydrogenation, adhesive, welding, crane, furnace, refinery, petrochemical, dust explosion, industrial accident, hazardous material, extraction facility, steel plant, corex, dye, dyeing, gas exposure, toxic, ammonia, chlorine, mine, mining, coal, cellulose, hot work, pressure vessel
- Building collapse or structural failure
- collapse*, caved in, structural failure, structural collapse, retaining wall, demolition
- Crowd crush or stampede
- stampede*, crowd crush, crush, crowd surge, crowd management, crowd control, jostling
- Natural hazard (flood, landslide, cyclone, heat, quake)
- flood*, flash flood, landslide*, cyclone*, typhoon, hurricane, tropical storm, earthquake*, heatwave, heat wave, cloudburst, avalanche, glacier, tsunami, wildfire, forest fire, subsidence, waterlog*, lightning, rainfall, monsoon
- Vehicle fire or crash
- crash*, collision, collisions, collid*, overturn*, derail*, capsiz*, ran over, head on, rear end, hit and run, level crossing, runway, brake failure, bus fire, car fire, truck fire, vehicle fire, skid*, swerv*, pile up, fell into, falls into, left the road, near miss, road accident, bus accident, car accident, expressway accident, highway accident, train accident, truck accident, rail accident, air crash, gorge
- Other or not stated
- drown*, attack, terror*, hijack*, takeover, fraud, scam, cyber*, impersonat*, poison*, immersion
144 of 148 case studies are in this data. 4 are not counted yet because they have no date or country on record. Data last refreshed from the case studies on 19 October 2026.
Using the data
Free to use with credit to HowToSurvive.in. Link to this page when you use it. The CSV has one row per incident and a licence line as its last row. An empty cell means not reported. The cause is our own rule-based classification of our write-up, not an official finding.