India Dec 07 2019 “Other”
Fire at stack of pipes for metro construction near Kolkata, none hurt
Updated: 2019-12-07
KOLKATA: A stack of plastic pipes meant for metro rail construction works caught fire near Batanagar in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, officials said. &nbs… More >
Philippines Dec 07 2019 “Houses”
BJMP official dies in Antipolo residential fire
Updated: 2019-12-08
A Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) official died on Saturday after a fire broke out in his home in Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City.
According to a report by Super Radyo dzBB's Luisito Santos, Headquarters Sup… More >
Philippines Dec 07 2019 “Apartment houses”
Fire breaks out in residential area in Makati
Updated: 2019-12-07
Fire broke out past 7:30 a.m. on Saturday in a residential area in Makati City.
The affected area is in Barangay Pio del Pilar, according to a report by Ralph Obina on Dobol B sa News TV aired on GMA News TV.
The Bur… More >
Bangladesh Dec 07 2019 “Apartment houses”
Fire at Petrobangla building doused
Updated: 2019-12-07
Firemen have doused a fire that broke out at the Petrobangla Bhaban in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar.
The fire started on the 13th floor of the building around 9am on Saturday, according to Ershad Hossain, an official of the Fir… More >
Bangladesh Dec 07 2019 “Automobile & Railway”
Two buses catch fire in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar and Kurmitola
Updated: 2019-12-07
Two buses have gone up in flames in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar and Kurmitola, with no immediate report of casualties.
A bus operated by Trust Services Limited suddenly caught fire in Karwan Bazar around 3:15 p… More >
India Dec 06 2019 “Building” “Warehouses”
Fire guts foam godown
Updated: 2019-12-07
Nagpur: Goods worth lakhs were gutted after a major fire broke out at a foam and mattresses godown on Friday evening at Ram Cooler Chowk, Mahal.
Soon, after the fire… More >
India Dec 06 2019 “Building” “Warehouses”
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in basement godown
Updated: 2019-12-07
KOLKATA: A godown in the basement of an eight-storey building on Vivekananda Road was partially gutted on Friday afternoon. It took firemen more than two and a half hours to bring… More >
India Dec 05 2019 “Automobile & Railway”
Karnataka: Hyderabad woman fails to remove seat belt, charred to death in burning car
Updated: 2019-12-06
KALABURAGI: A 39-year-old woman from Hyderabad was charred to death when the car she was travelling in along with her husband and their two children suddenly… More >
Singapore Dec 05 2019 “Apartment houses”
PMD being charged in Clementi HDB common corridor catches fire; 3 residents evacuated
Updated: 2019-12-05
The fire was put out by a water jet by Singapore Civil Defence Force officers.PHOTO: SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE - A personal mobility device (PMD) th… More >
Korea Dec 05 2019 “Building”
国会議事堂の記者会見場から黒煙…記者ら100人避難騒動
Updated: 2019-12-05
ソウル・汝矣島にある国会議事堂の1階で5日午後、原因不明の黒煙が発生し、消防当局が出動した。
国会安全状況室、永登浦消防署などによると、同日午後3時6分ごろ、国会議事堂の記者会見場から黒煙が出て焦げた臭いがするとの通報があり、消防官ら53人と車両17台が現場に出動した。この騒動で記者会見場にいた記者など約100人が避難した。
消防当局は調査を行ったが、発火した場所は見つからなかった。国会事務処は6日から記者会見場をはじめ周辺施設や配線などを集中的に点検する予定… More >