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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Trans-Sumatra Highway at Simpang Danau, Karang Jaya district, Musi Rawas Utara (North Musi Rawas) regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia — area-level reporting; no exact kilometre point published · 2026-05-06

North Musi Rawas Bus-Tanker Crash, Indonesia: 19 Killed as Bus and Fuel Tanker Collide and Burn; Two Company Directors Named Suspects

An ALS intercity bus and a fuel tanker crashed head-on and burnt out on the Trans-Sumatra Highway at Karang Jaya, North Musi Rawas, South…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · East 209th Street, between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place, Norwood, the Bronx, New York City, USA — street-level location only · 2026-08-05

Bronx Apartment Explosion, Norwood: Three Dead in Five-Alarm Fire; Cause Still Under Investigation

An explosion just before 12:30 p.m. on 5 August 2026 ripped through a five-storey, 27-flat apartment building on East 209th Street in Norwood, the…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast, Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, opposite Max Hospital Saket, South Delhi — locality-level reporting; no surveyed building pin · 2026-06-03

Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire, Delhi, June 2026: 23 Deaths in a Guest House With One Exit

A fire that began in the ground-floor kitchen of the Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast in Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, on the morning of 3 June…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Near Rayavaram village, Markapur mandal, Markapuram district, Andhra Pradesh (reported as NH-565 near the Palakala quarry area) — village-level reporting; no verified crash-spot location · 2026-03-26

Markapuram Bus Fire: 14 Killed as Bus Hits Tipper Near Rayavaram; Owner and Unlicensed Driver Arrested

Early on 26 March 2026, a Harikrishna Travels sleeper bus from Jagtial, Telangana, hit a gravel-laden tipper near Rayavaram, Markapuram district, and caught fire…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Vijayawada West Bypass, between Gollapudi and Paidurupadu or Ambapuram (reports differ), Vijayawada Rural, NTR district, Andhra Pradesh. Road-stretch reporting only; no surveyed crash point · 2026-10-12

Vijayawada West Bypass EV Car Fire: Four Dead After Crash; Cause Under Investigation

An electric car carrying a Nunna family and relatives home from a function at Namburu hit a railing on the Vijayawada West Bypass on…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Legend Polyform Pvt Ltd (also reported as Legend Poly Foam), Safiabad Road near Barota village, Kundli police station area, Sonipat district, Haryana; village-level reporting, no verified plot location · 2026-10-15

Sonipat Foam Factory Fire, Barota: Uncle and Nephew Killed, Four Injured; Cause Under Investigation

A fire at a foam and mattress unit on Safiabad Road near Barota village, Sonipat, in the early hours of 15 October 2026 killed…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Ulho village (also reported as Ulhi or Ulli), Nauhatta police station area, Rohtas district, Bihar — village-level reporting; no verified building location · 2026-10-13

Rohtas Fire, Nauhatta: Father and Daughter Die at Fuel Shop; LPG Role Unconfirmed

On the evening of 13 October 2026, a fire at a family-run loose petrol and diesel shop in Ulho village, Nauhatta, Rohtas, killed the…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Rapti Nagar Phase-1, Shahpur police station area (Padri Bazar side), Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Colony-level reporting only; no verified map point · 2026-10-10

Rapti Nagar, Gorakhpur LPG Fire: Elderly Couple Die After Gas Leak During Cylinder Repair

A leak from a domestic LPG cylinder caught fire on the morning of 10 October 2026 while a gas agency hawker was checking it…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · House of Singhasan Manjhi (one report says Premnath Manjhi), Safiyabad village, Baikunthpur police station, Gopalganj district, Bihar — village-level reporting; no verified house location · 2026-10-13

Gopalganj LPG Leak Fire, Safiyabad: Children Killed, Many Burnt; Toll Reports Differ

Gas rushing out of a fresh LPG cylinder, as it was being connected, caught fire from a puja diya in a house in Safiyabad…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · 800 block of Saddletowne Circle N.E., near Saddletowne LRT station, Saddle Ridge, northeast Calgary, Alberta, Canada — block-level reporting; no surveyed crash point · 2026-10-15

Calgary Bus Crash and Fire: Three Passengers Killed in Eight-Vehicle Pile-Up; Cause Under Investigation

On the afternoon of 15 October 2026 a Calgary Transit bus set off a chain of collisions on Saddletowne Circle N.E. and hit a…

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