Building collapses and fires have killed at least 33,000 people over the past five years, according to Times of India. The report attributes the toll to incidents spanning 2020 to the most recent year covered, documenting multiple deadly failures of buildings and the outbreaks of fire that follow or coincide with structural breakdowns.
The available source does not specify the country, the number of incidents, or how deaths are distributed between collapse-related events and fire-related events. It also does not provide details on regional hotspots, building types involved, investigation findings, or changes in safety enforcement over time.
Because only one outlet is provided here, there are no differing angles or corroborating figures from other sources to reconcile. The key takeaway across this reporting is the overall scale of fatalities linked to collapses and fires during the five-year period starting in 2020.
