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Fire and explosion incidents in India (1944–2026)

India has 131 case studies on HowToSurvive.in (fire and explosion). Together they record 2,254 deaths and 739 injured (figures as reported in each case study; some cases do not state a toll). The newest is Khemnichak Market Fire, Patna: 50+ Shops Burnt, No Injuries (29 Oct 2026). The deadliest is The Bombay Port Fire of April 14, 1944 (800 deaths, 14 Apr 1944).

All fire and explosion case studies

  1. Khemnichak Market Fire, Patna: 50+ Shops Burnt, No InjuriesKhemnichak vegetable market, Ramkrishna Nagar, Patna, Bihar · 29 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  2. Vasco Sunday Market Fire, Goa: Stalls Gutted, No InjuriesSunday Market, Vasco da Gama, Goa · 28 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  3. Balasore petrol pump blast: 1 dead while old fuel tank was cutPetrol pump, Baligohiri, Nilagiri, Balasore, Odisha · 28 Oct 2026
    1 dead · 0 injured
  4. Farrukhabad tyre factory fire: none hurt; officer says no NOCKhimsepur, Mohammadabad, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh · 27 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  5. Ghaziabad Banana Tree hotel fire, 18 rescued, no casualtiesBanana Tree Hotel, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh · 27 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  6. Fire in a Tarapith lodge room, 12 guests brought out safelyTarapith (Rampurhat road), Birbhum, West Bengal · 27 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  7. Worker burnt to death in Panipat thread factory fireShivnagar industrial area, Kishanpura, Panipat (approximate), Haryana · 27 Oct 2026
    1 dead · 1 injured
  8. Kannur high-rise flat fire, narrow road slowed fire unitsRainbow Apartments, Payyambalam, Kannur, Kerala · 26 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 1 injured
  9. Wooden cottage burns at Maredumilli resort, no one hurtMaredumilli (resort area), Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh · 26 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  10. Kanjurmarg Relay Room Fire Disrupts Mumbai Local TrainsKanjurmarg railway station, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 26 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  11. 0 dead · 0 injured
  12. Midnapore Central Bus Stand Fire, West Bengal: 3 Parked Buses Burn at Midnight, No Casualties Reported; Short Circuit SuspectedMidnapore (Medinipur) Central Bus Stand, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal · 26 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  13. Fire in Hardoi Station AC Waiting Room: No Casualties on PET DayHardoi railway station, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh · 25 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  14. Bhopal ISBT Bus Fire: 7 to 8 Verma Travels Buses Hit, 4 to 5 Destroyed; Rs 4 to 5 Crore Loss Estimated, No InjuriesInter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Govindpura, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh · 25 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  15. Karera Ram Katha Pandal Fire, Shivpuri: Dome Catches Fire Before Katha, No Injuries; Short Circuit Suspected, Crowd Presence DisputedKarera town (katha pandal at Bagicha Dham), Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh · 25 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  16. Jammu Shiv Market Fire: About 30 to 40 Shops Damaged Opposite Railway Station, No Casualties; Short Circuit SuspectedShiv Market, opposite Jammu railway station, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir · 25 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  17. Cylinder blast at RR Nagar chaat storage room injures threePattanagere, Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar), Bengaluru, Karnataka · 24 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 3 injured
  18. Couple found dead two days after Bengaluru cylinder fireAbbigere Main Road, Kammagondanahalli, Gangammanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 24 Oct 2026
    2 dead · 0 injured
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  22. 0 dead · 0 injured
  23. Noida Raipur Village Shop Fire, Sector 126: One Dead as Cylinders Burst in Five Tea and Snack Shops; Welding Sparks SuspectedRaipur village, near Radha Vallabh temple, Sector 126 police station area, Noida, Uttar Pradesh · 24 Oct 2026
    1 dead · 0 injured
  24. Mayapuri factory fire in Delhi took 15 hours to controlMayapuri Industrial Area, West Delhi (approximate) · 23 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  25. Pasighat dam protest turns violent, offices set on firePasighat (approximate), East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · 23 Oct 2026
    0 dead
  26. 0 dead · 2 injured
  27. 0 dead · 0 injured
  28. Sitapura Jewellery Factory Fire, Jaipur: Two Workers Dead of Suffocation, Four or Five Hurt; Cause Not ConfirmedJewellery factory, Sitapura Industrial Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan · 22 Oct 2026
    2 dead · 4 injured
  29. Fire burns through a cooler factory in Kundli, SonipatPlot 124, Sector 53, Kundli industrial area, Kundli, Sonipat (approximate), Haryana · 21 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  30. Faridabad Saroorpur Gas Agency Fire: Cylinders Burst, Two Workers Burnt; FIR Alleges a Reported Leak Was IgnoredSaroorpur village, Mujesar police station area, Faridabad, Haryana · 21 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 2 injured
  31. 0 dead · 0 injured
  32. Anaikattu Cracker Godown Blast, Vellore: One Woman Dead, Second in ICU; Licence Cancelled, Godown SealedCracker godown, Appukkal Road, near Anaikattu, Vellore, Tamil Nadu · 21 Oct 2026
    1 dead · 1 injured
  33. Lucknow EV Showroom Fire: 17 Vehicles Gutted in Gola Bazaar, No Injuries; Battery Short Circuit SuspectedGola Bazaar (Sadar Bazaar), Lucknow Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh · 21 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  34. Deoria Hut Fire, Nonapar: Four Reported Dead as Critically Burnt Woman Dies; Cause Not EstablishedNonapar village, Bhatni, Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh · 21 Oct 2026
    4 dead · 0 injured
  35. Merak Ferry Fire, Indonesia: KMP Batumandi Burns and Sinks, No DeathsApproach channel to Merak Port, Cilegon, Banten (KMP Batumandi), Indonesia · 20 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 6 injured
  36. Bengaluru Pulakeshinagar Blast: Three Arrested, IED in TorchJermiah Road, Pulakeshinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 20 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 2 injured
  37. 0 dead · 10 injured
  38. Mumbai Kurla Kohinoor HDIL Tower Duct Fire: Nine Hurt by Smoke in 13-Storey Building, All StableKohinoor HDIL tower, Kurla West, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 20 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 9 injured
  39. 3 dead · 3 injured
  40. 0 dead · 0 injured
  41. Adinath Textile Market Fire, Surat: One Third-Floor Shop Burns, No Injuries ReportedAdinath Textile Market, Salabatpura, Surat, Gujarat · 19 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  42. 4 dead · 1 injured
  43. Giridih Cylinder Blast, Dhanwar: Woman and Young Niece Die as Burning LPG Cylinder BurstsMangaso village, Dhanwar block, Giridih district, Jharkhand · 18 Oct 2026
    2 dead
  44. 4 dead · 39 injured
  45. Cox’s Bazar Resort Fire, Inani Beach: 10 Tourists Killed in Unlicensed Wooden ResortPatuartek, Inani Beach, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh · 17 Oct 2026
    10 dead · 7 injured
  46. 5 dead · 5 injured
  47. Sonipat Foam Factory Fire, Barota: Uncle and Nephew Killed, Four Injured; Cause Under InvestigationSafiabad Road near Barota village, Sonipat, Haryana · 15 Oct 2026
    2 dead · 4 injured
  48. Chhatral GIDC Blast, Kalol: Four Workers Killed at Dye Unit; Cause Under InvestigationChhatral GIDC Phase-4, Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat · 15 Oct 2026
    4 dead · 0 injured
  49. Tongi Drug International Pharmaceutical Factory Fire, BangladeshDrug International factory, Cherag Ali / Tongi industrial area, Gazipur, Bangladesh · 14 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 1 injured
  50. Nalasopara Imperial Heights High-Rise Fire: Two Deaths Reported; Cause Under InvestigationImperial Heights, Nalasopara-Vasai Link Road, Achole, Palghar district, Maharashtra · 14 Oct 2026
    2 dead · 6 injured
  51. Rohtas Fire, Nauhatta: Father and Daughter Die at Fuel Shop; LPG Role UnconfirmedUlho village, Nauhatta, Rohtas district, Bihar · 13 Oct 2026
    2 dead · 2 injured
  52. Gopalganj LPG Leak Fire, Safiyabad: Children Killed, Many Burnt; Toll Reports DifferSafiyabad village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj district, Bihar · 13 Oct 2026
    3 dead · 17 injured
  53. Puranpur LPG Home Fire: Child Reported Dead; Injury Count Still Needs Official ConfirmationBamanpuri, Puranpur, Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh · 13 Oct 2026
    1 dead
  54. Kitchen fire at a Maujpur restaurant sends people out a windowUdham Fish Point, Main Jafrabad Road, Maujpur, northeast Delhi · 13 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  55. Boiler fire at Surat’s Krishan Silk Mill injures workersKrishan Silk Mill, Udhna Road No. 2, Surat, Gujarat · 13 Oct 2026
    6 injured
  56. Waterford Birchwood House Fire: Four Deaths; Garda Murder Investigation UnderwayBirchwood area, Waterford City, Ireland · 13 Oct 2026
    4 dead · 2 injured
  57. Bochum-Hofstede Apartment Fire: Three Deaths Reported; Investigation ContinuesPoststraße, Hofstede, Bochum, Germany · 13 Oct 2026
    3 dead · 5 injured
  58. Vijayawada West Bypass EV Car Fire: Four Dead After Crash; Cause Under InvestigationVijayawada West Bypass, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh · 12 Oct 2026
    4 dead · 1 injured
  59. Sankhali Ola Service-Centre Fire: Reported Damage, Response and Unresolved CauseOla service centre, Vithalapur, Sanquelim (Sankhali), Bicholim taluka, Goa · 12 Oct 2026
    No deaths reported
  60. Mogappair West Hut Fire: Two LPG Cylinders Exploded, No Injuries ReportedMogappair West, near Ambattur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 11 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  61. IndiGo 6E 6115: Reported Power-Bank Fire Diverts Delhi–Chennai FlightRajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (diversion landing), Telangana · 11 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  62. Rapti Nagar, Gorakhpur LPG Fire: Elderly Couple Die After Gas Leak During Cylinder RepairRapti Nagar Phase-1, Shahpur, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · 10 Oct 2026
    2 dead · 4 injured
  63. Godhra Civil Hospital Fire: ANI-Reported Evacuation and Unresolved CauseGovernment Civil Hospital, Godhra, Panchmahal district, Gujarat · 9 Oct 2026
    No deaths reported
  64. Khekra Shop Fire: Four Dead After Two Gas Cylinders Burst in Baghpat MarketPathshala Road, Khekra, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh · 8 Oct 2026
    4 dead · 8 injured
  65. Hingoli Firecracker-Storage Fire: Death Toll Reported at Four; Investigation ContinuesMarwadi Galli, Kapda Bazar, Hingoli, Maharashtra · 5 Oct 2026
    4 dead · 12 injured
  66. 12 BEST buses destroyed in fire at Mumbai’s Anik depotAnik bus depot, Sion East, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 5 Oct 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  67. Sri City Pharma Boiler Explosion: What Is Known and What Still Needs InvestigationSri City SEZ, Satyavedu mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh · 3 Oct 2026
    5 dead · 10 injured
  68. Fort Kochi Koder House fire: guests escaped; cause still unconfirmedKoder House, Tower Road, Fort Kochi, Kerala · 29 Sep 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  69. Fatehpur Malwan house explosion: five deaths, cause still under investigationMalwan, Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh · 28 Sep 2026
    5 dead · 2 injured
  70. Surat Hotfix Plastic Waste Fires: Limbayat Plant and Punagam Heap Burn, Residents Face SmokeMithikhadi waste plant, Limbayat, Surat, Gujarat · 27 Sep 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  71. Jodhpur Basni factory fire: three firefighter deaths reported after initial injuriesGanesh Nagar, Basni area, Jodhpur, Rajasthan · 23 Sep 2026
    3 dead · 14 injured
  72. Greater Noida sleeper-bus fire: nine reported dead on the Yamuna ExpresswayYamuna Expressway near Dayanatpur, Jewar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh · 23 Sep 2026
    9 dead
  73. Adilabad RIMS neonatal-unit fire: five infants died; inquiry findings pendingRIMS (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences), Adilabad, Telangana · 21 Sep 2026
    5 dead
  74. 0 dead · 1 injured
  75. 6 injured
  76. Meerut hotel fire: rescue, vehicle damage and a cause still being examinedAvika hotel, Delhi Road, Partapur area, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · 12 Sep 2026
    1 injured
  77. Shyam Sangini Textile Market fire: a long operation followed by an arson investigationShyam Sangini Textile Market, Saroli, Surat, Gujarat · 9 Sep 2026
    0 dead · 1 injured
  78. Okhla oxygen-cylinder blast: unloading incident and an unresolved technical causeOkhla Phase-I industrial area, New Delhi · 9 Sep 2026
    1 dead · 4 injured
  79. St John’s Wood balcony fire: confirmed events and an unresolved causeAbercorn Place, St John's Wood, London, United Kingdom · 7 Sep 2026
    No deaths reported
  80. Westminster flat fire: a documented rescue and the limits of the recordMedway Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom · 6 Sep 2026
    No deaths reported
  81. Wembley warehouse fire: a verified response timeline with cause still unknownAlperton Lane, Wembley, London, United Kingdom · 6 Sep 2026
    No deaths reported
  82. Mumbai Port Crane Fire: A 140-Tonne Tandem Lift Shifted — Two Operators InjuredBPS Berth, Indira Dock, Mumbai Port, Maharashtra · 30 Aug 2026
    0 dead · 2 injured
  83. 0 dead · 0 injured
  84. 37 dead
  85. Oklahoma Extraction-Facility Explosion: Two Workers Killed, Owner ChargedSolos Extracts, near Tulsa, United States · 27 Aug 2026
    2 dead · 0 injured
  86. Kolkata Mirza Ghalib Street Hotel Fire, August 2026: 9 Deaths While SleepingMirza Ghalib Street, New Market, Kolkata, West Bengal · 19 Aug 2026
    9 dead · 16 injured
  87. Bronx Apartment Explosion, Norwood: Three Dead in Five-Alarm Fire; Cause Still Under InvestigationEast 209th Street, Norwood, the Bronx, New York City, United States · 5 Aug 2026
    3 dead · 14 injured
  88. Neasden Industrial Fire in London: Smoke, Waste-Site Risks and Lessons for IndiaWaste and recycling site, Neasden, London, United Kingdom · Aug 2026
    0 dead · 0 injured
  89. 15 dead · 9 injured
  90. 23 dead · 24 injured
  91. 14 dead
  92. 0 dead · 0 injured
  93. Kolkata Warehouse Fire (2026): Workers Killed While Sleeping in Godowns Without Fire ClearanceNazirabad, Anandapur, Kolkata (South 24 Parganas), West Bengal · 26 Jan 2026
    27 dead
  94. Ten die in Arki market fire in Himachal’s Solan districtOld Bus Stand market, Arki, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh · 12 Jan 2026
    10 dead
  95. Delhi Airport Bus Fire – What If Passengers Were Onboard?Stand C32, Terminal 3, IGI Airport, New Delhi · 28 Oct 2025
    0 dead · 0 injured
  96. Kurnool Bus Fire: A Collision, A BlazeNH-44 near Chinnatekuru, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh · 24 Oct 2025
    20 dead
  97. 29 dead · 15 injured
  98. SVP Hospital Fire, Ahmedabad: A Spark in the Laundry That Could Have Scorched LivesSVP Hospital laundry building, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad, Gujarat · 6 Oct 2025
    0 dead · 0 injured
  99. Jaipur SMS Hospital Fire: What Went Wrong in the Trauma ICUSMS Hospital Trauma Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan · 6 Oct 2025
    6 dead · 3 injured
  100. Chincholi MIDC Solapur Chemical Fire: Welding Sparks, Stored Solvents and a Late Call to the Fire BrigadeL & G Tulja Associates, Chincholi MIDC, Solapur district, Maharashtra · 3 Oct 2025
    0 dead
  101. 0 dead · 0 injured
  102. Kota Apartment Fire – The Tragic Loss of Child Actor Veer Sharma & His BrotherDeepshree Building, Transport Nagar, Kota, Rajasthan · 28 Sep 2025
    2 dead
  103. 1 dead · 8 injured
  104. Bharuch Factory Fire, Gujarat (Panoli / GIDC)Panoli GIDC, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Gujarat · 14 Sep 2025
    0 dead · 0 injured
  105. Bengaluru Nagarathpete Building Fire – August 2025Nagarathpete, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 16 Aug 2025
    5 dead
  106. Sigachi Industries Chemical Factory Explosion, Hyderabad – June 2025Sigachi Industries, Pashamylaram, Sangareddy district, Telangana · 30 Jun 2025
    54 dead · 28 injured
  107. Budaun Village Fire During Storm, May 2025Tappa Jamni village, Ujhani area, Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh · 21 May 2025
    0 dead · 1 injured
  108. Gulzar Houz Fire Tragedy, Hyderabad – May 2025Gulzar Houz, near Charminar, Hyderabad, Telangana · 18 May 2025
    17 dead
  109. Kolkata Rituraj Hotel Fire, April 2025: 14 Deaths and the LessonsRituraj Hotel, Mechhua, Burrabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal · 29 Apr 2025
    14 dead · 13 injured
  110. Hazira ArcelorMittal Coal Fire, December 2024: Four Contract Workers KilledAM/NS India steel plant, Hazira, Surat, Gujarat · 31 Dec 2024
    4 dead · 1 injured
  111. Jaipur-Ajmer Highway LPG Tanker Fire IncidentBhankrota, Jaipur-Ajmer Highway (NH48), Jaipur, Rajasthan · 20 Dec 2024
    20 dead · 24 injured
  112. Accountant dies as Bengaluru EV showroom catches fireMy EV Store, Dr Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 19 Nov 2024
    1 dead · 1 injured
  113. Jhansi Medical College NICU Fire: Ten Immediate Deaths, Later Toll Reports DifferMaharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh · 15 Nov 2024
    10 dead · 16 injured
  114. 49 dead · 50 injured
  115. Fire in Chauta Bazaar, SuratDalal Chamber, Chauta Bazaar, Surat, Gujarat · Jun 2024
    0 dead
  116. Rajkot TRP Game Zone Fire: 27 Lives Lost in a Man-Made DisasterTRP Game Zone, Nana-Mava Road, Rajkot, Gujarat · 25 May 2024
    27 dead
  117. Bangalore Gangondanahalli Parking Lot FireGangondanahalli, near Nayandahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 23 Feb 2024
    0 dead · 0 injured
  118. Mundka Office Fire: 27 Deaths Behind One Inadequate Escape RouteNear Mundka Metro Station, West Delhi · 13 May 2022
    27 dead · 12 injured
  119. Bhandara Hospital SNCU Fire: Ten Newborns Killed, Seven RescuedDistrict General Hospital, Bhandara, Maharashtra · 9 Jan 2021
    10 dead
  120. Ahmedabad COVID-19 Hospital Fire – August 2020Shrey Hospital, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat · 6 Aug 2020
    8 dead
  121. Takshashila Fire, Surat: How 22 Students Were Trapped and What Went WrongTakshashila Arcade, Sarthana, Surat, Gujarat · 24 May 2019
    22 dead
  122. Kamala Mills Compound Fire (2017): A Case Study in Fire Safety and Urban PlanningKamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 29 Dec 2017
    14 dead · 30 injured
  123. Learnings from AMRI Hospital Fire, KolkataAMRI Hospital, Dhakuria, Kolkata, West Bengal · 9 Dec 2011
    92 dead
  124. Carlton Towers Office Building Fire TragedyCarlton Towers, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 23 Feb 2010
    9 dead · 57 injured
  125. Krishna School Building Fire TragedyKrishna School, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu · 16 Jul 2004
    94 dead · 21 injured
  126. Agra Shoe Factory Fire 2002: What Went Wrong at Shreeji InternationalShreeji International, Jeoni Mandi, Agra, Uttar Pradesh · 24 May 2002
    44 dead
  127. Uphaar Cinema Fire in Green Park, Delhi, 1997 and Why 59 DiedUphaar Cinema, Green Park, New Delhi · 13 Jun 1997
    59 dead · 103 injured
  128. Mandi Dabwali Fire Tragedy, 1995: What Went Wrong at the School FunctionRajiv Marriage Palace, Mandi Dabwali, Haryana · 23 Dec 1995
    446 dead
  129. In 1981, a Himalaya replica burnt at an Ahmedabad exhibitionNeelkanth Mahadev temple exhibition, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat · 6 Dec 1981
    49 dead
  130. Lakshmi Touring Talkies fire: how a temporary cinema became a mass-casualty trapLakshmi Touring Talkies, Lourdammalpuram, Thoothukudi (approximate pin at Thoothukudi city centre; exact site not located), Tamil Nadu · 29 Jul 1979
    78 dead · 88 injured
  131. The Bombay Port Fire of April 14, 1944Victoria Dock, Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra · 14 Apr 1944
    800 dead

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