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The 9th edition of the Fire & Security India Expo (FSIE) opened at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre on September 3, 2026, spotlighting a fire protection market projected to nearly triple by 2033. FirePause looks at what the sector's growth numbers mean for building owners across Maharashtra right now.
A massive explosion at an unlicensed firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district killed 11 people, including 8 children, and flattened six neighbouring homes on August 31, 2026. FirePause explains why India's firecracker manufacturing sector keeps producing mass-casualty blasts years after licences are cancelled.
A fire at the Shikha International hotel on Kolkata's Mirza Ghalib Street killed 9 people, including a family of four Bangladeshi medical tourists, on August 19, 2026 — just two days after the Tarapith hotel fire. FirePause examines why hotels operating without valid fire clearance keep claiming lives across West Bengal.
A pre-dawn fire at the Bideshini hotel near Tarapith temple in West Bengal's Birbhum district killed at least seven sleeping pilgrims on August 17, 2026. FirePause looks at why windowless rooms, single staircases, and unchecked interior materials keep turning pilgrimage-town hotels into death traps.
A fire at an illegal firecracker factory in Ahmedabad's Ramol area killed at least 10 people on July 22, 2026. The unit had been sealed after its licence expired but was reportedly reopened while police attention was focused on Rath Yatra security. FirePause examines the risks of unlicensed hazardous manufacturing.
A fire caused by an air-conditioner short circuit on the seventh floor of a residential building in Noida's Mamura village, Sector 66, killed two people on July 15, 2026. FirePause examines the growing risk of AC-related electrical fires in Indian homes.
The Union Health Ministry has directed every state and union territory to complete fire safety audits of all public and private hospitals by July 31, 2026. FirePause explains the directive and what hospital administrators need to do before the deadline.
A fire in a naphtha pipeline at Haldia Petrochemicals in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district injured at least 20 people on June 30, 2026, and spread to nearby homes. FirePause looks at the industrial fire safety lessons from the incident.
Following the deadly Lucknow coaching centre fire, Delhi's government ordered a special inspection of 923 coaching centres and gave institutes one month to secure a fire audit or face sealing. FirePause explains what the crackdown means for coaching businesses.