Apr 09 2012
Frenchman killed in Khao San fire
Updated: 2012-04-10-01:00
Hotel owner Nampong Pengboon identified the victim only as "Charlie" - a foreign man staying on the third floor who had been earning a living making and selling handmade shoes in the area. He also had a Thai girlfriend.… More >
Apr 09 2012
Truck loaded with ethyl alcohol crashes, causes fire in Cavite
Updated: 2012-04-10-08:10
A tank truck loaded with ethyl alcohol went out of control, triggered a four-vehicle smashup, and caused fire in Dasmari単as, Cavite before dawn on Tuesday.
The police took the driver of the t… More >
Apr 09 2012
Oil tank catches fire
Updated: 2012-04-10
A tank pool on a construction site on the Taijiang side of the Jinshan Bridge caught on fire on March 27.
The accident caused panic many local residents. Two oil tanks were deserted. Another oil tank was at risk of being ignited too.
&n… More >
India Apr 08 2012 “Building” “Warehouses”
Biscuit godown gutted
Update: 2012-04-09
BANGALORE: Biscuit packets and packaged snack food worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes in a fire that raged through a biscuit factory godown in Attur Layout near Yelahanka Satellite Town on Sunday.
Passersby noticed smoke coming out… More >
India Apr 08 2012 “Other”
Miscreants burn Miramar's sand dune vegetation
Update: 2012-04-08
Panaji: A large stretch of sand dune vegetation at Miramar was set on fire by miscreants on Saturday evening.
"It was a big blaze and two fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire," a fire official said. A fi… More >
India Apr 08 2012 “Houses”
Four of family injured in LPG blast
Update: 2012-04-08
NEW DELHI, Four members of a family, including a seven-month-old girl, suffered injuries when a gas cylinder exploded in their house this morning, fire brigade officials said.
The incident was reported from a house in Nand Nagri at around 6:3… More >
India Apr 08 2012
Biscuit godown gutted
Update: 2012-04-09
BANGALORE: Biscuit packets and packaged snack food worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes in a fire that raged through a biscuit factory godown in Attur Layout near Yelahanka Satellite Town on Sunday.
Passersby noticed smoke coming out… More >
India Apr 08 2012
Fire destroys 20 shops in vegetable market
Updated: 2012-04-09-01:20
KANPUR: A major fire broke out at Nabipur Sabzi Mandi in Akbarpur Kotwali police area in Ramabai Nagar district on Sunday. Several fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames. As many as 20 shops were reduc… More >
India Apr 08 2012
Biscuit godown gutted
Updated: 2012-04-09-03:48
BANGALORE: Biscuit packets and packaged snack food worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes in a fire that raged through a biscuit factory godown in Attur Layout near Yelahanka Satellite Town on Sunday.
Passersby noticed smoke co… More >
India Apr 08 2012
Flames engulf cloth godown
Updated: 2012-04-09-01:21
KANPUR: A major fire engulfed a residential building in the densely populated Ghumni Bazaar area of the city on Sunday evening. The upper storey of the house was in flames when the last reports came in. The house belongs to a cloth merch… More >