Toxic air

Toxic air

Fire Service and Civil Defence deployed a specialised Hazmat Team to the site of the devastating fire at a garment factory and adjacent chemical warehouse in Mirpur's Shialbari on 15 October 2025. Photo: TBS

Fire Service hazmat team fails to enter burning Mirpur chemical warehouse due to heavy presence of toxic fumes

Fire Service officials said 12 units were dispatched to the scene and managed to bring the main blaze under control after hours of effort

A metro train passes through the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center as it approaches Rithala metro station on a smoggy morning in Delhi, India November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarREUTERS

India's pollution board says prepare for emergency steps as Delhi's smog worsens

Residential buildings are seen shrouded in smog in Noida, India, November 5, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Delhi trapped under blanket of toxic air two days after festival

Photo: UNB

Toxic air choking Dhaka; it hits worst level again