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People cross a road under umbrellas during heavy rainfall, in Mumbai, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The city received rain showers as monsoon activity continued across parts of Maharashtra. | Monsoon tracker LIVE on June 24, 2026IMD forecasted moderate to intense spells of rain for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, and Sindhudurg. The city recorded of 195mm rainfall on June 24 at 8am from June 23 at 8 a.m., with eastern suburb receiving 167 mm and western suburb 208 mm. After a delay of 13 days, Mumbai drenched into a heavy rainfall starting from Tuesday (June 23, 2026) after the southwest monsoon hit Mumbai.According to IMD, the Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the central Arabian Sea causing rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Telangana and Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.The heavy rainfall has incurred water logging at several spots in Mumbai, including subway in Everard Nagar, near Saki Naka Metro station area and others. According to BMC, In Mumbai’s Vikhroli West, a retaining wall near a residential building collapsed on late Tuesday night, why a tree fall on car has been reported in Dadar. Published - June 24, 2026 10:38 am IST
The FIR registered over the Aliganj building fire in Lucknow that claimed 15 lives has alleged that the premises were being operated as a commercial establishment without adequate fire safety arrangements, emergency exits and measures to prevent smoke accumulation, police said.Those named, including building owner and operators of the pet shop and animation centre, have been arrested, officials said.According to the FIR, the three-storey building located in Sector D of Aliganj housed a pet shop and clinic on the ground and first floors, respectively, a video gaming zone and 3D animation centre on the second floor, and an IT networking office on the third floor.The FIR stated that the fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. on June 22, 2026, at the pet shop and clinic, following which firefighters, SDRF, NDRF and police personnel carried out rescue operations.The complaint alleged that the building owners and persons associated with the establishments "had not made any arrangements for fire safety" and that there was "no arrangement for immediate emergency exit or entry" in the building."It had only one main route for entry and exit, and there was no other exit door or emergency door," the FIR stated.The FIR further alleged that the electrical arrangements in the building were "highly irregular" and that there was no system to allow smoke to escape.It also alleged that air-conditioner outdoor units and electrical equipment were installed inside the premises in an unsafe manner, and "no safety measures were maintained to deal with such emergencies".The complaint stated that due to these shortcomings, fire personnel, police and disaster response teams had to cut through walls to enter the building and rescue people."The owners and managers were aware that in such emergencies, lives could be lost, but despite this, negligence was shown, and the lives of others were put at risk," the FIR alleged.The blaze resulted in the deaths of 15 people, mostly students, due to suffocation and burn injuries, while nine others were injured and admitted to the King George's Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre, according to the FIR.Those who died included Sagar, Nilesh, Anamika, Sanyam, Anuchha, Sukhmani, Aditya Srivastava, Jyoti, Bhavishya, Abdul Rahman, Suraj Bhaah, Bhaahjan, Jaynil Chakraborty, Mohammad Ammar and Sumalya.Police said so far they have arrested pet shop operator Ram Krishna Upadhyay (43), building owner Virendra Prasad Shukla (62), animation centre operator Tushar Krishna Jaiswal (31) and Suresh Kumar Sahoo. Further legal action is underway.The FIR also includes unnamed persons allegedly responsible for the incident. While a further police probe is underway, the U.P. government has separately formed a two-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), which also began its investigation on Tuesday morning.The SIT will submit its report to the government within seven days, panel member ADG Lucknow Zone Praveen Kumar told reporters.
Fire tenders at the site where a fire broke out at a coaching centre in the Aliganj area, in Lucknow, on June 22, 2026. | The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, with authorities ordering a high-level probe into the incident.As flames rapidly started engulfing the building, local residents became the first responders even before emergency services arrived.Eyewitnesses said many tried to break the building's glass panes to allow thick smoke to escape and create possible routes for those trapped inside.Many of those trapped were students who had come to learn animation during their summer vacation. Eyewitnesses said several people tried to help after seeing students stranded inside the building.Outside the building, scenes of anguish unfolded as parents and relatives rushed to the spot after receiving distress calls from those trapped.Some women were seen pleading with police personnel to let them enter the building."Mujhe jaane do apne bete ke paas" (Let me go to my son), one distraught woman cried repeatedly, pleading with officials as rescue operations continued.Among those who joined the rescue was Lance Naik Chhabi Ram, posted in Agra and currently attached with the Lucknow headquarters, who happened to be passing by when he noticed the blaze.One of the most harrowing moments was captured in visuals showing a student jumping from an upper floor to escape the flames. People quickly spread a mattress-like object to cushion the fall, following which locals immediately moved the student away from the area and arranged medical assistance.Speaking to PTI, Mr. Ram said his professional experience led officials to involve him in the rescue work. He said he helped in the relief operation and saw more than a dozen bodies being brought out from the building, while several people were also rescued alive.As firefighters battled the inferno, residents of neighbouring buildings also stepped forward to help. People living behind the affected structure supplied water bottles to firefighters engaged in the rescue operation.Firefighters reached the adjoining building and created two openings to enter the affected structure from the upper floors, continuing an intensive search-and-rescue operation from inside.Dhiraj Mehra reached the site after receiving a frantic call from his colleague, Aditya Srivastava, a 3D artist working at the gaming zone on the third floor."He called me saying 'bacha lo' (save me), and I rushed to the site," Mr. Mehra recalled.Eyewitness Anurag Pandit, a civil services aspirant, said he could only pray for the safety of those trapped inside. "I am praying they are alive," he said.A total of 19 fire tenders, multiple firefighting teams, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and other rescue personnel were deployed to battle the blaze and search for survivors. Published - June 22, 2026 08:23 pm IST
Charred remains of the site of a fire in Lucknow, on June 22, 2026 | The building where the tragic fire broke out on Monday (June 22, 2026) had been issued a demolition order in 2016 over unauthorised construction. However, the order was revoked in less than two months.The building, numbered MS/102/D and located in Sector D of the Aliganj Scheme, was originally allotted on July 11, 1980, to Vijay Kumar, son of Rameshwar Sahay, under a hire-purchase scheme through a lottery system. After the execution of the agreement on November 4, 1980, possession of the property was handed over to the allottee. In 2005, the property was registered in the names of Vijay Kumar and his wife Usha through a sale deed.Subsequently, on January 19, 2013, they sold the property to Virendra Pratap Shukla and Surendra Pratap Shukla. On August 7, 2014, the Lucknow Development Authority completed the mutation process in favor of Virendra and Surendra. The building, spread over approximately 1,992 square feet, received approval for a residential-use building plan on August 20, 2014, under the self-certification building plan scheme. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied with Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, interacts with an injured victim during his visit to King George's Medical University (KGMU) after a fire engulfed a three-story commercial building in Lucknow | The Lucknow Development Authority subsequently registered Case No. 08/2016 against Virendra Pratap Shukla. Following an investigation, the competent authority issued a demolition order against the unauthorised construction on May 10, 2016. However, within two months of the demolition order being issued, it was revoked on July 5, 2016.The police registered an FIR after the incident under Sections 110, 105, 125 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 6 and 10 of the Uttar Pradesh Fire Service Act.The Uttar Pradesh government formed a two-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a time-bound investigation into the fire incident. The SIT, comprising Amrit Abhijat, Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism, Religious, and Culture Department, and Praveen Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Lucknow Zone, has been instructed to submit its report within seven days. Published - June 23, 2026 10:21 am IST
Two fishermen were injured, one seriously, after a cooking gas cylinder exploded on a traditional country boat on the Feroke river.The incident occurred on Friday night (June 12) near the old Feroke bridge, according to the police.The Feroke police said that the blast happened when the two fishermen attempted to light a stove after opening the valve of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder inside the vessel. The cylinder reportedly exploded shortly afterwards.Both are currently undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. The police said that K. Sunil, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, remains in critical condition, having sustained more than 50% burns. The other injured, R. Sabari, is reported to have suffered comparatively minor injuries. An investigation into the incident is under way. Published - June 13, 2026 07:23 pm IST
This image is used for representational purposes only. | The blaze occurred on Saturday evening (June 6, 2026) in Kuber Apartment, located at Sector 21 in the Ghansoli area, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell chief Sachin Kadam said.The disaster management cell received information about the fire at 8:51 p.m. on Saturday (June 6, 2026), he said.Multiple fire tenders from Airoli, Koparkhairane, Vashi and other areas were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was later doused.Ten persons were rescued from the premises. A minor and three other persons suffered burn injuries and breathing difficulties, the official said.Three of the injured persons were admitted to Basil Hospital in Koparkhairane for treatment, he said.The cause of the fire was under investigation, the official added. Published - June 07, 2026 11:16 am IST
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