, reporting the fire at a scrap godown in Sri Ramana Colony, Nandhana Vanam, Meerpet. B.
Fire broke out at a scrap godown in Meerpet during the early hours of Tuesday | According to the Fire Department officials, a distress call was received at 12.01 a.m., reporting the fire at a scrap godown in Sri Ramana Colony, Nandhana Vanam, Meerpet. Four fire tenders from Hayathnagar, L.B. Nagar, Malakpet, Chandrayangutta and a water bowser from Gowliguda were pressed into service as the fire intensified.The officials said the blaze originated in the scrap godown located beside a G+2 residential building, with the flames briefly spreading to the first floor of the house. Firefighters rescued six occupants from the building before the fire intensified, preventing any injuries or fatalities. Six occupants from the building were rescued before the blaze spread to first floor | He said further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the fire. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. Published - July 15, 2026 01:54 pm IST
NDRF personnel at the site after a three-storey administrative building of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant run by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation collapsed when an adjacent mound of garbage fell onto the structure like a landslide, in Pune district, Maharashtra, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Meanwhile, a senior official at the waste-processing plant described the July 8 incident as an "act of God".The three-storey administrative building of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant run by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation at Moshi in Pune district collapsed after the adjacent mound of garbage fell onto the structure like a landslide.The body of Waman Kasbe, the last missing person, was recovered from the rubble in the wee hours of Sunday, raising the death toll to nine, while 14 persons have been rescued, officials said.The search operation was later called off.Speaking to reporters on Saturday evening after meeting the families of the victims, Mahendra Ananthula, Group President, Antony Waste Group, expressed grief over the loss of lives, saying those killed and injured were "part of our family"."This was something like an act of God, a natural calamity... somehow we could not, no one can predict it. The kind of rainfall witnessed over the last four to five days could not have been predicted. Similar incidents have occurred in different parts of the country over the past week," he said.The official said the company would bear the entire medical expenses of those injured in the incident.He also announced a compensation package of ₹25 lakh for the families of each deceased victim through the company's contribution and insurance policy.In addition, the company will offer a full-time job to one immediate family member of each deceased person and bear the education expenses of their minor children, he said. Published - July 12, 2026 10:20 am IST
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