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Lakshmi Touring Talkies fire: how a temporary cinema became a mass-casualty trap
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Lakshmi Touring Talkies, Lourdammalpuram, Tuticorin (now Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India · 29 July 1979, about 4:30 pm

Lakshmi Touring Talkies fire: how a temporary cinema became a mass-casualty trap

A fast-moving fire destroyed a thatch-and-timber touring cinema during a matinee. The strongest archival summary records 78 deaths—46 adults and 32 children—and 88 injured.…

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Greater Noida sleeper-bus fire: nine reported dead on the Yamuna Expressway
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Yamuna Expressway near Dayanatpur village, Jewar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Night of 23–24 September 2026; developing record reviewed 24 September 2026

Greater Noida sleeper-bus fire: nine reported dead on the Yamuna Expressway

A sleeper bus carrying 35 people caught fire near Dayanatpur on the Yamuna Expressway. Nine people died and 26 escaped. Police investigated an unusable…

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Dallupura warehouse fire: smoke, evacuation and the facts still unresolved
Case Study Fire & Explosion · Dallupura, East Delhi, India — warehouse near Kheda Mandir / Dharamshila Hospital area · 2026-09-13

Dallupura warehouse fire: smoke, evacuation and the facts still unresolved

A 13 September warehouse fire in East Delhi prompted a substantial response and a reported firefighter hospitalisation. This review separates verified reporting from conflicting…

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