After Surat fire tragedy, Odisha Fire Brigade conducts surprise checks at coaching centres

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the fire at an exam coaching centre in Surat in which 22 students died, the Odisha Fire Services Department on Monday started inspecting fire safety compliance in coaching centres in capital city Bhubaneswar and its neighbouring Cuttack. Sources said at least 14 private coaching institutes underwent surprise inspection by the […]

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2000 fire personnel to fight against cyclone Fani in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The State Fire Services, with its strong 2,000 personnel and a good number of officers, is all set to face Cyclone ‘Fani’, which is likely to make landfall at Puri Town between 9.30 am till 2 pm on Friday. While leave applications of all Fire Services personnel have been cancelled, employees from the districts, […]

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