India Incident Map
Fires, road crashes, building collapses and disasters we have investigated. Tap a pin to read what happened and how to stay safe.
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The map above plots 368 case studies from 1944 to 2026. Each entry below links to the full case study: what happened, what the reports say, and how to stay safe. The list is the same data the map uses.
- Lucknow Agra Expressway Bus Overturn Near Zero Point, Para, Uttar Pradesh: Three Dead and About 45 Injured as a Chhath-Bound Bus From Rewari Falls Into a Ditch; Tyre Burst Reported, Drinking Alleged by Passengers, Inquiry OrderedZero Point, Lucknow-Agra Expressway, Para, Lucknow (approximate), Uttar Pradesh3 dead · 45 injured
- Cuttack Hatipokhari Three-Storey House Fire, Odisha: Six-Year-Old Boy Dies and an Elderly Relative Is Critical After a Dawn Blaze; Front Door Locked, Rescue Through a Rear Gap, LPG Cylinders Found, Short Circuit Possible, Cause Not ConfirmedHatipokhari, Dargha Bazaar, Cuttack (approximate), Odisha1 dead · 1 injured
- Chitrakoot Ramnagar Jhansi-Mirzapur Highway Tractor-Trolley Overturn, Uttar Pradesh: Four Devotees Dead Including a Six-Year-Old and 12 Injured After the Trolley Hitch Breaks at Night on the Way Back From DeepdanNear Ramnagar, Jhansi-Mirzapur highway, Chitrakoot (approximate), Uttar Pradesh4 dead · 12 injured
- Seoni Chhapara House Fire, Madhya Pradesh: Six of a Family Die in a Bullion Trader’s Home in the Early Hours After Diwali; Cause Not Established, Reports Differ on Time and Victim DetailsChhapara town, Seoni district (approximate), Madhya Pradesh6 dead · 4 injured
- Dharashiv Yedshi House and Grocery Shop Fire, Maharashtra: Six of a Family Die of Smoke and Fire in the Night After Lakshmi Pujan; Diyas Suspected Locally, Cause Not EstablishedYedshi village, Dharashiv district (approximate), Maharashtra6 dead · 0 injured
- Muzaffarnagar Panipat-Khatima Highway Car Fire, Uttar Pradesh: Six Burnt to Death After Car Bound for Haridwar Hits Divider and Overturns; One Early Report Said Five, Cause Not OfficialPanipat-Khatima highway, Titawi area, Muzaffarnagar (approximate), Uttar Pradesh6 dead · 0 injured
- Gariaband Rajim Tila Anicut Car Crash, Chhattisgarh: Four of One Family Die When Their Car Goes Into the Mahanadi on Diwali Night While Driving From Raipur to Their Village; Police Say the Cause Is Under InvestigationTila anicut, Rajim (approximate), Chhattisgarh4 dead · 0 injured
- Ujjain Nagjhiri Hardware and Electronics Shop Building Fire, Madhya Pradesh: 107-Year-Old Man Dies and About Ten Family Members Are Trapped by Smoke Above the Shops on Diwali Night; Paint Stock Blamed for the Smoke, Cause Not ConfirmedNagjhiri, Dewas Road, Ujjain (approximate), Madhya Pradesh1 dead · 2 injured
- Jalore Sanchore Dhanta Road Crash, Rajasthan: Four Die, Including an 8-Year-Old Boy, When a Bolero Hits Their Motorcycle on the Way Home for Diwali; Police Name the Vehicle as a Bolero, the Fourth Victim Died at PalanpurDhanta, Sanchore (approximate), Rajasthan4 dead · 0 injured
- Croatia A3 Motorway Bus Rollover Near Ivanic-Grad: Two Women Dead and 33 Injured After a Serbian Niš-Ekspres Coach Hits a Guardrail and Overturns at Dawn; Prosecutors Describe the Path, Passengers Say the Driver Dozed, Cause Not EstablishedA3 motorway, Ivanic-Grad (approximate), Croatia2 dead · 33 injured
- Surat Mota Varachha River View Heights Fire, Gujarat: Eight Rescued by Hydraulic Platform From Two 12th-Floor Flats, Including a 100-Year-Old Woman; 15 to 17 Fire Vehicles Respond, No Casualty Reported, Short Circuit Cited by One OutletRiver View Heights, Peder Road, Mota Varachha, Surat (approximate), Gujarat0 dead · 0 injured
- Thane Wagle Estate Raheja Gardens Carlyle Building Fire, Maharashtra: About 50 Residents Rescued From a 17-Storey Tower on Diwali Night With No Casualty Reported; Two Skylifts and Drones Used, Floors Reported Differently, Cause Undetermined, Rocket Ban FollowsRaheja Gardens, Wagle Estate, Thane (approximate), Maharashtra0 dead · 0 injured
- Jalandhar Nijatam Nagar House Fire, Punjab: Paralysed 65-Year-Old Man Dies Alone on the Second Floor After a Burning Cracker Falls Into His Room on Diwali Night; Family Was Out, Pet Dog Also Dies, Cause Is PreliminaryNijatam Nagar, Jalandhar (approximate), Punjab1 dead · 0 injured
- Rajkot Sokhada GIDC Factory Fire, Gujarat: Photo-Frame and Plastic Units Burn Near Maliyasan Chowkdi on Diwali Evening, 50-Plus Workers Moved to Safety, No Injury Reported; Crores Feared Lost, Cause Not EstablishedSokhada industrial area near Maliyasan chowkdi, Rajkot (approximate), Gujarat0 dead · 0 injured
- Patna Pejawa Steel and Plastic Godown Fire, Bihar: Eight to 10 Fire Engines Fight Diwali-Evening Blaze Near NH-31 in Bypass Police Station Area, No Casualty Mentioned; Short Circuit or Cracker Spark Feared, Loss Reported as LakhsPejawa (Paijawa) near NH-31 service lane, Patna City (approximate), Bihar0 dead · 0 injured
- Katni Barhi Crockery Shop and Building Fire, Madhya Pradesh: Six of a Family Die in the Upper Floors on Diwali Night; Cause Not Established, Reports Differ on Time and on Fire Engine ProblemsBarhi town, Katni district (approximate), Madhya Pradesh6 dead · 0 injured
- Pali Phalna Firecracker Shop Fire, Rajasthan: Ward Councillor and Her Husband Die on Diwali Night, Neighbouring Shops and Scooters Burn; Fireworks Spark Suspected, Licence Not ReportedPhalna chowk, Pali district (approximate), Rajasthan2 dead · 1 injured
- Jammu Warehouse Grain Market Fire, Jammu and Kashmir: 5 to 15 Wholesale Shops Burn on Diwali Night, No Injuries Reported; Edible Oil Stock Fed the Blaze, Traders Allege Slow Engines, Losses DisputedWarehouse grain market, Nehru Market area, Jammu (approximate), Jammu and Kashmir0 dead · 0 injured
- Taiyuan Haosheng International Apartment Fire, Shanxi, China: 14 Dead per Xinhua After Early Report of Five, 38 Taken to Hospital; Cause Under InvestigationHaosheng International Apartment (approximate), Yingze District, Taiyuan, China14 dead · 38 injured
- El-Ayyat Train Collision, Giza, Egypt: Seven Dead and 112 to 125 Injured as a Fayoum-Bound Passenger Train Hits a Stopped Aswan Train; Toll Rose Through the Day, Cause Not AnnouncedEl-Ayyat, Giza governorate (approximate), Egypt7 dead · 125 injured
- Western Shizuoka M5.7 Earthquake, Japan: At Least 24 Hurt Across Aichi and Shizuoka, No Deaths, Shinkansen Delayed; No Tsunami Warning, Aftershocks Expected for About a WeekWestern Shizuoka Prefecture (approximate), Japan0 dead · 24 injured
- Najafgarh Nangli Sakrawati Garment Factory Fire, Delhi: 21 to 25 Fire Engines Sent on Diwali Evening as Flames Reach Fourth Floor, No Casualties Reported; Cause Not KnownNangli Sakrawati, Najafgarh, south-west Delhi (approximate)0 dead · 0 injured
- Ghaziabad Vijay Nagar Plastic Factory Fire, Uttar Pradesh: Hours-Long Blaze on Diwali Evening, No Casualties Reported; Reports Differ on Company Name, Fire-Engine Count and Product Stored; Cause Not KnownVijay Nagar industrial area, Ghaziabad (approximate), Uttar Pradesh0 dead · 0 injured
- Hyderabad ORR Crash at Appa Junction, Rajendranagar: Three Dead as Auto Carrying 15 to 17 Workers Hits Lorry Ahead; Injured Count Reported From 2 to 19Appa Junction exit, Outer Ring Road, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (approximate), Telangana3 dead · 2 injured
- Thane Ghodbunder Road Fire, Kasarvadavali: Four Injured and Two Rescued After Seventh-Floor Corridor Blaze at Aravali Hills Society; Cause Not KnownAravali Hills Society, Sanghvi Hills, Kasarvadavali, Thane West (approximate), Maharashtra0 dead · 4 injured
- Kanpur Panki House Roof Collapse, Uttar Pradesh: Three of One Family Dead on Diwali Morning, Including a Newborn; Reports Differ on Time and the Baby’s Age; Cause Not StatedPanki Padav / Panki Bhausingh area, Panki police station limits, Kanpur (approximate), Uttar Pradesh3 dead · 1 injured
- Erbil Flash Floods, Iraqi Kurdistan: Two Dead, a Volunteer Bulldozer Driver and a 5-Year-Old Boy in a Swept-Away Car, as About 80 mm of Rain Falls Against a 30 mm Forecast; One Outlet’s Third Death Is Not SupportedErbil (approximate), Iraq2 dead · 0 injured
- Bahraich Firecracker Blast Near Padma Market, Ghantaghar Road: Four Hurt, One Seriously, the Evening Before Diwali; Police Say Crackers Were Being Carried on a Two-Wheeler, a Family Account Says a Roadside Shell; Video Reports Say Six HurtPadma Market, Ghantaghar Chhoti Bazaar Road, Bahraich (approximate), Uttar Pradesh0 dead · 4 injured
- Una Chikhli Village Petrol-Can Fire, Gir Somnath: Four of One Family Burnt on Diwali Eve After Petrol Spilled Near a Lit Diya While a Bike Was Filled; Father and Two-Year-Old Referred to Bhavnagar, Cause Is Reported, Not OfficialChikhli village, Una taluka, Gir Somnath (approximate), Gujarat0 dead · 4 injured
- Jabalpur Gazi Nagar Slum Fire, Gohalpur: 15 to 50 Huts Burn Around 2 am on Dhanteras Night, 13 Fire Engines Sent, No Casualty Reported; Counts Differ, Short Circuit Suspected, Residents Say Earlier Fires and No Shelter YetGazi Nagar jhuggi settlement, Gohalpur, Jabalpur (approximate), Madhya Pradesh0 dead · 0 injured
- Jehanabad Hulasganj Auto-Harvester Crash, Bihar: Two Engineering Students Dead (a Third Reported by One Outlet), Seven to Eight Hurt After Auto Hits a Harvester Returning From ExamsNear Kandaul, Hulasganj, Jehanabad district (approximate), Bihar2 dead · 8 injured
- Palanpur Mavjat Hospital Fire, Gujarat: Kitchen Fire Reaches the Roof, No Casualties Reported; How Many Patients Were Moved, the Cause and the Fire-Brigade Delay Claim UnresolvedMavjat Multispeciality Hospital, Palanpur, Banaskantha (approximate), Gujarat0 dead · 0 injured
- Al-Himna Road Crash, Madinah-Jeddah Highway, Saudi Arabia: Seven Bangladeshis From Three Families Dead, Six Hurt; Speed of About 160 km/h Suspected, Driver Says Tyre Burst, Injured Count Reported as 6 or 15Al-Himna, Madinah-Jeddah highway (approximate), Saudi Arabia7 dead · 6 injured
- Van-Özalp Highway Crash, Türkiye: Nine Dead, Five Hurt as Truck and Iranian-Plated Minibus Collide in Heavy Rain; Governor Cites Slippery Road, Nationalities Not Yet Confirmed by Turkish ReportsVan-Özalp highway near Özalp, Van (approximate), Türkiye9 dead · 5 injured
- Fatehpur Hathgam House Blast, Uttar Pradesh: Woman Dies as Diwali Fireworks Reportedly Made at Home Explode; Licence in a Relative’s Name, Cause Under InquiryIndira Nagar, Ward 2, Hathgam, Fatehpur district (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 0 injured
- Georai (Gevrai) Cylinder Blast, Beed: Four Seriously Injured, Four Houses Burnt on Diwali Evening; Cause Not Confirmed, Firecracker Is a Preliminary GuessSanjaynagar, Georai (Gevrai), Beed district (approximate), Maharashtra0 dead · 4 injured
- Ruta de la Fruta Head-On Crash, Santo Domingo, Chile: 11 Dead (12 First Reported), 15 Injured as Dump Truck and Rural Microbus Collide; Cause Under InvestigationAtalaya sector, Ruta de la Fruta (E-66), Santo Domingo commune (approximate), Chile11 dead · 15 injured
- Mumbai Lokhandwala High-Rise Fire, Andheri West: One Dead of Suffocation After Flat Fire on 17th Floor of Runwal Tower; Cause Not Known, Floor and Building Name Differ in ReportsRunwal Tower, Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Mumbai (approximate), Maharashtra1 dead · 0 injured
- Jajpur Nalipur House Fire, Odisha: Four of a Family, Including Two Children, Die in a One-Door Asbestos-Roof House the Night Before Diwali; Cause Not Established, Reports Differ on the InjuredNalipur village, Badachana block, Balichandrapur police station area, Jajpur district (approximate), Odisha4 dead · 1 injured
- Modinagar Sikri Khurd Lintel Collapse, Ghaziabad: One Dead as Shuttering Gives Way During Roof Casting; FIR Against House Owner and His Son, No Arrest Yet; Counts of Injured and Buried Differ, Cause Under InvestigationSikri Khurd (approximate), Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 5 injured
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