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Fire is a 1996 Indo-Canadian erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. It is the first installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy; it is succeeded by Earth (1998) and Water (2005). The film is loosely based on Ismat Chughtai's 1942 story, "Lihaaf" ("The Quilt"). [3]
The Channel Tunnel is a 50.45 km (31.35 mi) long undersea railway tunnel linking Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles near Calais in northern France. [1] [2] A 4.8 m (16 ft) diameter service tunnel is positioned between two 7.6 m (25 ft) diameter running tunnels each with standard gauge rail track with an overhead line energised at 25 kV 50 Hz.
Fire, the first release in 1996, dealt with issues of arranged marriage and homosexuality in the patriarchal culture of India. [1] Earth, released in 1998, dealt with the religious strife associated with the partition of India and the formation of Pakistan in the mid-20th century. [2]
1996 Channel Tunnel fire, which burned for over seven hours on 18 November 1996. 2006 Channel Tunnel fire, which closed the tunnel for a short period on 21 August 2006. 2008 Channel Tunnel fire, which burned for sixteen hours on 11 September 2008. 2012 Channel Tunnel fire, which closed the tunnel for a short period on 29 November 2012.
The Dome Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Jemez Mountains in the northern region of the U.S. state of New Mexico during the 1996 fire season. [1] [2] It has been described by forester Bill Armstrong as "a wakeup call that nobody woke up to", anomalous at the time but an indicator of future high-intensity fires [3] that are becoming more common due to both local and global environmental ...
Fire is a 1996 film directed and written by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das.It is the first installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy.It is followed by Earth (1998) and Water (2005).The film is loosely based on Ismat Chugtai's 1941 story, Lihaaf (The Quilt). [1]
The Garley Building fire took place on 20 November 1996 in the 16-storey Garley commercial building (Chinese: 嘉利大廈) located at 232–240 Nathan Road, Jordan, Hong Kong. [3] [2] [4] The fire caused 41 deaths and 81 injuries. [2] It is considered the worst building fire in Hong Kong during peacetime.
Federal Express Flight 1406 was an American domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, that suffered an in-flight cargo fire over New York on September 5, 1996.