Fire Hazard

The Fire & Rescue team posted a photo that showed a derailed train and a fire burning in a snow-covered forest.

A Reddit user has reportedly modded a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G smartphone with a 30,000mAh battery that replaces the smartphone's original battery capacity of 5,000mAh. The smartphone was launched by Samsung in January 2021 as the most affordable smartphone of its time. The modification, however, could put users at high risk of damaging their phones a...

"There is a thick layer of hazardous smoke in the area making it difficult for children to breathe and the whole area is foggy and hence the visibility is low. The school has been closed for a week," Father Santhosh, Director of Deepti Foundation said.

A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.

The voluntary recall affects the fully imported units of the Jeep Wrangler that were manufactured in 2020. The company says it's not aware of any complaints regarding fuel leaks from the affected customers.

General Motors has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by LG. The recall underscores the challenges facing battery firms in making a stable product to power electric cars.

There could be slight acid rains due to the emission of nitrogen dioxide from the Singapore-flagged cargo ship which caught fire near the Colombo beach last week, Sri Lanka's top environment body has warned, urging people to be vigilant.

Belkin is recalling all units of the Belkin Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition WIZ003 due to a manufacturing defect that can lead to overheating, fire, and shock hazards. A full refund will be given to all purchasers, as per the company.

In a setback to Vedanta, the Madras High Court today rejected the company's plea to reopen Sterlite Copper smelting plant in the state's Tuticorin district. The plant has been shut since April 2018. Thirteen people were killed in police firing in May the same year during protests against the plant. Today's court order upheld the Tamil Nadu governme...

If Barcelona fail to win away at Real Valladolid on Saturday, Real Madrid will clinch the La Liga title with two games to spare by beating Granada on Monday.

The Assam Pollution Control Board (PCB)has issued a closure notice to the Oil India Limited to shut down all its wells in Baghjan - the site of the gas well fire accident. The pollution body, which did an initial probe into the environmental hazards of the incident, has said that the company has been operating these oil wells without "proper consen...

According to experts, alcohol-based hand sanitisers are flammable, but it's "highly unlikely" that they will undergo spontaneous combustion, like inside a hot car.

Bushfire smoke smothered Sydney on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, suspending ferry services and triggering health warnings over choking air pollution.

Tesla will have to shell out $31,000 as penalty and has agreed to buy $55,000 worth of emergency response equipment from the Fremont Fire Department.

China will launch a month-long, nationwide inspection campaign into hazardous chemicals, mines, transportation and fire safety, the country's safety watchdog said, following a deadly pesticide plant blast that killed 78 people last week.

The Fire & Rescue team posted a photo that showed a derailed train and a fire burning in a snow-covered forest.

A Reddit user has reportedly modded a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G smartphone with a 30,000mAh battery that replaces the smartphone's original battery capacity of 5,000mAh. The smartphone was launched by Samsung in January 2021 as the most affordable smartphone of its time. The modification, however, could put users at high risk of damaging their phones a...

"There is a thick layer of hazardous smoke in the area making it difficult for children to breathe and the whole area is foggy and hence the visibility is low. The school has been closed for a week," Father Santhosh, Director of Deepti Foundation said.

A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.

The voluntary recall affects the fully imported units of the Jeep Wrangler that were manufactured in 2020. The company says it's not aware of any complaints regarding fuel leaks from the affected customers.

General Motors has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by LG. The recall underscores the challenges facing battery firms in making a stable product to power electric cars.

There could be slight acid rains due to the emission of nitrogen dioxide from the Singapore-flagged cargo ship which caught fire near the Colombo beach last week, Sri Lanka's top environment body has warned, urging people to be vigilant.

Belkin is recalling all units of the Belkin Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition WIZ003 due to a manufacturing defect that can lead to overheating, fire, and shock hazards. A full refund will be given to all purchasers, as per the company.

In a setback to Vedanta, the Madras High Court today rejected the company's plea to reopen Sterlite Copper smelting plant in the state's Tuticorin district. The plant has been shut since April 2018. Thirteen people were killed in police firing in May the same year during protests against the plant. Today's court order upheld the Tamil Nadu governme...

If Barcelona fail to win away at Real Valladolid on Saturday, Real Madrid will clinch the La Liga title with two games to spare by beating Granada on Monday.

The Assam Pollution Control Board (PCB)has issued a closure notice to the Oil India Limited to shut down all its wells in Baghjan - the site of the gas well fire accident. The pollution body, which did an initial probe into the environmental hazards of the incident, has said that the company has been operating these oil wells without "proper consen...

According to experts, alcohol-based hand sanitisers are flammable, but it's "highly unlikely" that they will undergo spontaneous combustion, like inside a hot car.

Bushfire smoke smothered Sydney on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, suspending ferry services and triggering health warnings over choking air pollution.

Tesla will have to shell out $31,000 as penalty and has agreed to buy $55,000 worth of emergency response equipment from the Fremont Fire Department.

China will launch a month-long, nationwide inspection campaign into hazardous chemicals, mines, transportation and fire safety, the country's safety watchdog said, following a deadly pesticide plant blast that killed 78 people last week.