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City Comes Together to Save Cat Stuck on Metro Pillar for 14 Days

For nearly two weeks, commuters passing through Kochi kept looking up at the same strange sight - a lone cat sitting high above the ground on a metro pillar, refusing or perhaps unable to come down. And slowly, the animal became a local concern. The cat had somehow ended up…

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London Fire Brigade makes ‘significant improvements’ since 2022

The fire inspectorate highlighted the brigade’s ‘significant’ role in counterterrorism.

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London Fire Brigade has made 'significant improvements' since 2022 when it was placed in special measures

The fire inspectorate highlighted the brigade’s ‘significant’ role in counterterrorism

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Close to 100 hectares of forest in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary gutted in fire

Forest fire in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary destroys close to 100 hectares, prompting a six-hour effort to extinguish flames.

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Kochi Corporation’s monsoon preparedness projects to be launched shortly

Kochi Corporation launches monsoon preparedness projects ahead of schedule to mitigate flood risks and ensure timely completion.

The Hindu

1 killed, 25 injured in explosion at temple firecracker unit at Thripunithura in Kerala

One person was killed and 16 others were injured following a suspected blast that ripped through a temporary firecracker storage unit at Choorakkadu set up in connection with the festival at Puthiyakavu Temple at Thripunithura in Ernakulam district of Kerala

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Drunk Kerala man sets rented house on fire after live-in partner, child ‘go missing’ after quarrel

Drunk Kerala man sets rented house on fire after live-in partner, child ‘go missing’ in Ernakulam district.

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Two migrant workers killed as wall collapses in Kasaragod

Two migrant workers, Lakshmappa and B.M. Basaiah, lost their lives in Kasaragod, India, when a wall collapsed while they were digging the ground to lay a pipeline. Despite rescue efforts, they succumbed to their injuries. Fire and Rescue Services were delayed due to a narrow access road.

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Speeding police vehicle crashes into petrol pump in Kannur; one vehicle and fuel dispenser damaged

At Caltex Junction in Kannur, Kerala, a police vehicle speeding out of control crashed into a petrol pump on Oct 16. The car refueling at the station was hit, but its occupants were unharmed. The two people in the police vehicle fled. Questions arose about the vehicle's fitness as some…

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Fire breaks out at KPPL unit at Velloor

Kerala Paper Products Limited (KPPL) in Kottayama experienced a major fire at its production unit on Thursday evening. Fire and Rescue Services teams from Kaduthuruthy and Vaikom responded, and the fire was extinguished within an hour. No injuries were reported, and an investigation is underway to assess the damage and…

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Worker loses legs after getting trapped in shredder at Coimbatore’s Vellalore dump yard

Sathya (23) was operating a garbage shredder at a bio-mining plant in Coimbatore when a power failure occurred. He got into the hopper to clear waste materials, but the machine started working when power resumed, trapping him and crushing his legs above the knee. Fire and rescue services personnel pulled…

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Fire breaks out at car wiring firm in Maraimalai Nagar

Fire broke out at car wiring firm in Maraimalai Nagar on Wed. No injuries as staff evacuated immediately. Fire and Rescue Services personnel brought fire under control by 11 p.m. Suspected gas leak caused fire.

The Hindu

Landslip causes flash floods at Palakkayam

Heavy rains caused flash floods in Palakkayam, Kerala, on Friday evening. Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called in to help two persons marooned across the river. The water level in the Kanhirapuzha reservoir rose, prompting the District Collector to warn people against stepping into the river. Three shutters of…

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Man killed in crocodile attack at Chidambaram

54-yr-old Sundaramoorthy killed in crocodile attack in Cuddalore. He was bathing cattle in Old Kollidam River when attacked. Fire and Rescue Services retrieved body after 4 hrs. Post-mortem done at Chidambaram General Hospital.

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Firefighters battle it out as diesel continues to trickle into Pariyapuram wells

Efforts to neutralise diesel contamination in Pariyapuram groundwater. Several wells in the region have been contaminated following a major diesel spill after a tanker overturned on a slope on August 20. Fire and Rescue Services personnel burnt diesel in a convent well, but contamination persists. Other wells in the region…

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Police, firemen rescue 2 youths trapped on hill

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Buffalo runs amok on Museum campus in Thiruvananthapuram

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Canoe capsize in Kannur: one more body recovered

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Omni bus catches fire near Sriperumbudur

There were no passengers in the bus

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34 injured in two accidents involving KSRTC buses

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Stone quarry accident: missing lorry driver yet to be located

Controlled blasts did not yield results

The Hindu

One more body trapped under boulders located in stone quarry

The toll in the accident in Tirunelveli district has risen to three

The Hindu

Fire accident creates panic among patients in Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi government hospital

Electrical short circuit in the ground floor of old block triggered the fire

The Hindu

Firemen overpower man who threatened to kill infant

The man, who displayed mental illness, threatened to jump from terrace after slitting child’s throat

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Workers buried under debris as land at construction site caves in Kalamassery

Rescue work by Fire and Rescue Services along with the civil defence force, police and disaster management authority, is in full swing.

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