Massive Fire  

After 23 years, the 6th mega consecration ceremony also known as Kumbabishekam took place today at the Brihadeeswarar Temple or the Big Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The last event held in 1997 was delayed by a day as a massive fire engulfed the yagasalai leading to the death of 40 people in a stampede. The rituals were carried out both in Tamil and Sanskrit, after the court ordered to hold rituals and pujas in accordance with the agama principles. A team of Odhuvars recited the Thevaram, Thiruvasagam, Thirumurai and other hymns in Tamil during the consecration. Let’s find out more about the rich history of this famous Hindu temple in this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer.

A fire broke out again in the same building at Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road in North Delhi. On December 8, in the same building, massive fire claimed 43 lives.
 

43 labourers dead and many others injured after a massive fire swept through a factory in Anaj Mandi area of north Delhi. According to reports, a total of 59 people were inside the factory operating from a residential area when the blaze broke out

As many as 18 soldiers were killed by four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists in in Jammu and Kashmir. The incident was one of the biggest terror attacks on an army camp in 26 years.

The massive fire in the Amazon rainforest has left the world concerned. 72,843 fires have been detected so far by Brazil's space research centre INPE. Thousands of acres of fauna of the once lush green Amazon rainforest, tropical vegetation, trees are being razed, and that too for days. 

The fire broke out as the chemicals filled in drums were thrashed one each and unexpectedly the fire blew away. 

 
 

The fire broke out in the Maratha cluster near Trikutnagar Railway Station area around 1 AM hours and rapidly spread to the entire area due to high intensity winds

A massive fire broke out at Broadway marker in Kochi today (May 27). People working in nearby buildings were evacuated immediately. Broadway is known as the commercial hub of Ernakulam district.
 

 A massive fire broke out on the sets of Chiranjeevi's upcoming film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and it is said that Rs 2 crore worth film set has been damaged.

The massive fire is believed to have caused the roof of the building to collapse. No casualities have been reported so far

A massive fire broke out at All India Industrial Exhibition called Numaish in Hyderabad injuring seven and destroying over 100 stalls.