Since the meter box is located on the ground floor of the building and it was risky for the occupants of the flats above to come down, fire officials cut one window grille of the apartment to enter the house and rescue residents, he said.
The fire officials said that they faced difficulties in talking to the people from the Korean Embassy as there was no translator present at the spot.
A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. According to sources, the fire broke out on the upper floor of the Hari Vilas Hotel in Laksha district.
Over 50 people sustained injuries in the blaze which broke out in the predawn hours on Thursday, Emergency Management Services said.
Ramban fire: Police said that a woman identified as Najma Begum, and her two minor daughters Iqra and Asma died on the spot in a devastating fire incident in Bingara village of Ramban district while her husband Ibrahim and one Mirja Begum were injured.
The fire that broke out at the hotel located in the Santacruz area of Mumbai at around 1 pm, was categorized as Level 1.
Maharashtra news: "The car was approaching the lobby area of a building when it caught fire suddenly. Two occupants of the vehicle managed to jump out of it in time," said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Thane Municipal Corporation's Regional Disaster Management Cell.
Delhi: A fire broke out in a factory in Nilothi village. According to Delhi fire services, no casualties have been reported yet.
Karnataka: The incident happened two hours after passengers deboarded the train. No casualties or injuries have been reported yet.
Meanwhile, another incident of fire was reported from Kumbakonam district of Tamil Nadu where the flames engulfed a 7-storey clothing store.
A fire broke out on the premises of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) office in Bengaluru.
The Hero showroom housed over 100 vehicles, of which more than half were gutted in the fire.
A fire broke out at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during the renovation work being carried out at the venue.
Giant flames were seen at the plyboard shop that caught fire in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar market. Gandhi Nagar market is one of the prime spots for wholesale.
Greater Noida fire: The two friends, Sidharth and Mridul, live in flat number 1209 of Tower-T9 in the society. Suddenly, due to a short-circuit, a fire broke out in the flat.
As many as five fire tenders are at the spot and the firefighting operation is underway.
According to officials, the incident took place in the cycle market located at Gill Road in the city.
Nuh Jama Masjid fire: The fire incident took place in Taoru area of Nuh.
According to reports, Chandrababu Naidu was not happy and believed that it must have been done deliberately by someone.
Ghaziabad: The fire brigade officials with two fire tenders doused the fire and evacuated doctors and patients.
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