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  2. 2004 Kumbakonam School fire - Wikipedia

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    The kitchen used fire logs for cooking unlike other schools, which had gas stoves. The school was overcrowded, having 900 children enrolled. [7] [8] [9] The thatch and the supporting bamboo poles caught fire, fell on the children, and also blocked the exit. The fire service was informed at 11 a.m., and the personnel arrived in a few minutes.

  3. 2019 Bandipur forest fires - Wikipedia

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    Though the major fire was brought under control by 24 February 2019, some areas continued to burn. The fire also spread to Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, causing damage to around 40 acres. The Tamil Nadu forest department took action to ensure that it did not spread further. [3] [5]

  4. Category:Disasters in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Railway accidents and incidents in Tamil Nadu (4 P) ... Erwadi fire incident; G. Great Famine of 1876–1878; K. 2004 Kumbakonam School fire; M. Mahamaham stampede;

  5. Hazard - Wikipedia

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    A hazard is defined as "the potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced physical event or trend that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems and environmental resources." [4]: 2233

  6. 2015 South India floods - Wikipedia

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    In January 2016, the state government issued a detailed final statement which said 421 people in Tamil Nadu had died of flood-related causes between 28 October, when the first monsoonal rains had arrived in earnest, through 31 December; [note 1] [1] [3] [4] [6] [32] [58] [59] however, relief workers alone had reported hundreds more who were ...

  7. HFD says Kewalo container fire likely caused by a cigarette - AOL

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    Aug. 2—The Honolulu Fire Department says the cause of a fire at Kewalo Basin last week was likely a smoldering cigarette. The case has been classified as accidental, with the origin an outside ...

  8. Fire safety - Wikipedia

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    Fire safety equipment at a construction site in China Property loss caused by arson. Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire.Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread and impact of a fire.

  9. Thoothukudi violence - Wikipedia

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    In the stone-throwing that followed, a police officer sustained a bleeding injury in his left leg. Instead of handling the situation sensitively, the SP “took away the pistol from his gunman Stalin” and opened nine rounds of fire, which resulted in the death of a 25-year-old youth and caused serious injuries to a few others.