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Over 60 fire incidents reported across Jammu region on Diwali night

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Deepavali celebrations were marred by multiple fatal incidents across India. In Mumbai, more than 40 people died and several were injured in fire‑related accidents, firecracker mishaps and road collisions, which authorities suggested may have been worsened by low visibility from air pollution. A separate incident left twelve persons dead and four injured. In Maharashtra, a midnight fire engulfed a family’s home and an attached grocery store, killing six family members and reducing the premises to ashes.

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    A trail of blazes marred Diwali celebrations in Maharashtra, leaving six members of a family dead due to suffocation in Dharashiv district and sparking nearly 140 fire incidents across Mumbai on Sunday night alone, officials said on Monday. In the wake of the alarmingly high number of…

    — The Tribune

  • right · 1 outlet

    The fire broke out at midnight and consumed the family's grocery store, along with their entire home, reducing everything to ashes in an instant.

    — NDTV

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Jammu, Nov 9: As many as 64 fire incidents were reported across Jammu region during the Diwali celebrations, causing extensive damage to commercial properties and other assets, officials said on Monday. Jammu district accounted for the highest number of 30 incidents, including at the historic…

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    Over 60 fire incidents reported across Jammu region on Diwali night

    Jammu, Nov 9: As many as 64 fire incidents were reported across Jammu region during the Diwali celebrations, causing extensive damage to commercial properties and other assets, officials said on Monday. Jammu district accounted for the highest number of 30 incidents, including at the historic…

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