BANGALORE: A private bus caught fire in a parking area at Kalasipalyam on Friday night, leading to a traffic jam and delaying departure of other buses. No one was hurt. The bus, belonging to SRMS Transport Company which runs services on Anekal, Attibele and Mavalli routes, caught fire around 8.30 p.m. due to a short circuit in the vehicle’s battery unit. Luckily, there were no passengers in the vehicle.Fire and Emergency Service personnel rushed two fire tenders to the spot and it took nearly an hour to douse the blaze. Other buses were cleared from the area and traffic was diverted, leading to a gridlock and delaying the departure of buses.
06 September 2008
05 September 2008
3 killed as 4 houses collapse in Hubli
Three persons, including two women were killed, when four houses located in a complex of total 12 houses, collapsed in the Ganeshpet area in Hubli on Wednesday morning.
DH News Service, Hubli:
According to police, the deceased belonged to two houses and they have been identified as Rizan Mumtaz Morab (32) who belonged to one family, Babajaan Hussainsaab Hukkewale (55), and Salia Kausar (25) hailing from Bangalore. Salia had recently completed her BE, and had come to her relatives house. She was returning back to Bangalore on Wednesday night.
Gone damp
As rains had lashed Hubli city continuously for few days, this old housing complex, built of mud and bricks many decades ago, had gone damp. Consequently on Wednesday morning, four walls of this complex collapsed, wherein eight people were buried in the rubble.However, as people and fire fighting personnel came to the rescue, five people were rescued from the rubble. But, the three were not so lucky, as they died before they were rescued. The injured have been admitted to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here.The complex, located near the fish market at Kulkarni Hakkalu in Ganeshpet, houses 12 families. These families stated that even though they had warned the complex owner Shambulinga Mahadevappa Jagali that the complex was old and was on the verge of collapse, still no measures had been taken to demolish the complex.
According to police, the deceased belonged to two houses and they have been identified as Rizan Mumtaz Morab (32) who belonged to one family, Babajaan Hussainsaab Hukkewale (55), and Salia Kausar (25) hailing from Bangalore. Salia had recently completed her BE, and had come to her relatives house. She was returning back to Bangalore on Wednesday night.
Gone damp
As rains had lashed Hubli city continuously for few days, this old housing complex, built of mud and bricks many decades ago, had gone damp. Consequently on Wednesday morning, four walls of this complex collapsed, wherein eight people were buried in the rubble.However, as people and fire fighting personnel came to the rescue, five people were rescued from the rubble. But, the three were not so lucky, as they died before they were rescued. The injured have been admitted to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here.The complex, located near the fish market at Kulkarni Hakkalu in Ganeshpet, houses 12 families. These families stated that even though they had warned the complex owner Shambulinga Mahadevappa Jagali that the complex was old and was on the verge of collapse, still no measures had been taken to demolish the complex.
04 September 2008
1 killed, over 60 houses collapsed
Torrential rains wash away festive spirit.
DH News Service, Chikkaballapur:
More than 60 houses have collapsed and a person lost life due to the torrential rains that lashed the district in the last two days.
A person has died of house collapse in Mallur of Shidlaghatta taluk. The name of the deceased is given as Munianjinappa (45). More than ten houses in the low-lying areas of Bhagatsingh Nagar, Nakkalakunte and Prashanth Nagar in the town have collapsed. Rain water gushed into houses in new bus stand area and those located behind govt first grade college. Articles of daily necessity have been washed away in the flooding waters. Police constables and fire fighting personnel strived hard the entire night in draining out water, collected to a level of five feet, from the area behind cocoon market in the city. Municipal workers and personnel from fire fighting department were seen engaged in clearing water clogging in the area, mostly populated by labouring class. The fury of incessant rains have washed away festive spirit in the taluk.
More than 60 houses have collapsed and a person lost life due to the torrential rains that lashed the district in the last two days.
A person has died of house collapse in Mallur of Shidlaghatta taluk. The name of the deceased is given as Munianjinappa (45). More than ten houses in the low-lying areas of Bhagatsingh Nagar, Nakkalakunte and Prashanth Nagar in the town have collapsed. Rain water gushed into houses in new bus stand area and those located behind govt first grade college. Articles of daily necessity have been washed away in the flooding waters. Police constables and fire fighting personnel strived hard the entire night in draining out water, collected to a level of five feet, from the area behind cocoon market in the city. Municipal workers and personnel from fire fighting department were seen engaged in clearing water clogging in the area, mostly populated by labouring class. The fury of incessant rains have washed away festive spirit in the taluk.
01 September 2008
Preparing people in the event of an earthquake
Getting ready: A person being rescued by Fire and Emergency Services personnel
during a mock drill in Mangalore on Saturday.
MANGALORE: It all started at 11.40 a.m. on Saturday with the menacing sound of a siren that seemed straight out of a World War II movie. Within seconds the gloomy environs of the Deputy Commissioner’s office became the centre of action. For the first few seconds after the siren went off, all the people present crouched for cover. After a minute they trooped out of their offices in single file with handkerchiefs covering their mouths and noses.Even before the people on the higher floors came down, the Fire and Emergency Services personnel charged into the building with ropes, ladders, axes, cylinders and hoses. Soon after people fit enough to make it on their own left the building, the “injured” were brought down. Some on stretchers were lowered to the ground from the balconies on the first and second floors with the help of ropes.
Foolproof system
The Fire and Emergency Services personnel displayed just how foolproof their system was. The look of relief was palpable on the faces of the “injured” as they were set down. Within minutes the first ambulances descended on the scene, sirens blaring. Paramedics from the Health Department and K.M.C Hospital took care of the injured. It soon came to light that it was actually a mock earthquake preparedness drill organised by the district Disaster Management Cell in association with the Fire Department, Home Guards and the Health Department. The exercise was completed in 40 minutes. Addressing the media after the event, Deputy Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao expressed satisfaction over the manner in which the exercise was conducted. He said that similar exercises would be carried out in other high-rise buildings in the city in the next few weeks.
Chief Fire Officer of the district H.S Varadarajan, who coordinated the event, however, said that there was a lot more to be achieved.
30 August 2008
27 August 2008
Mock drill alerts citizens
National Disaster Management Control Authority (NDMCA) organised a mock drill at the Malleswaram ground on Tuesday morning to create awareness among citizens to be ready in case of emergency. The event began at 9 am. Students of MS Ramaiah Hospital participated. Three bombs exploded. Bomb detection and disposal squad rushed to the spot. The injured were taken to the hospital.Hundreds of people, who were unaware of the mock drill, gathered near the ground after hearing the explosion. Traffic movement was affected for a while.Lieutenant General RJ Bharadwaj told media after the event that the mock drill aimed at creating awareness among the citizens as to how they should provide first aid treatment to the injured and how they should interact with the police and the government whenever a bomb explodes.The event began at 9 am.
Students of MS Ramaiah Hospital participated. Three bombs exploded. Bomb detection and disposal squad rushed to the spot. The injured were taken to the hospital.Hundreds of people, who were unaware of the mock drill, gathered near the ground after hearing the explosion.Traffic movement was affected for a while.Lieutenant General RJ Bharadwaj told media after the event that the mock drill aimed at creating awareness among the citizens as to how they should provide first aid treatment to the injured and how they should interact with the police and the government whenever a bomb explodes.
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