China Jul 19 2017 “Stores”
One dead, 15 hurt in Taichung blast
Updated: 2017-07-19
FANNING THE FLAMES:Investigators suspect that the explosion was caused by the spark from an electrical fan used to disperse a leak from a restaurant gas cylinder
One woman was killed and 15 people were injured in a gas explosion in Taichung’s … More >
China Jul 19 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
Man dies in bus fire after setting it ablaze
Updated: 2017-07-19 07:06
A bus was set on fire after it arrived at a station in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, around 2:25 pm on Tuesday. A man identified by the driver as the one who started the blaze died in the incident, local police said.
The westbound… More >
China Jul 16 2017 “Houses”
22 dead in house fire in E China
Updated: 2017-07-16 11:47
NANJING - 22 people died in a house fire in East China's Jiangsu province early Sunday morning, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at around 4:30 a.m. in a two-storey residential house in Yushan town in Changshu city.
Sources said m… More >
Malaysia Jul 16 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
Two Killed, Six Injured In Road At Limbang
Updated: 2017-07-16
MIRI, July 6 (Bernama) --A senior citizen and a eight-year-old boy were killed and six others, including a Brunei national, were injured in a collision involving a Kia Sportage four-wheel drive and a Suzuki Swift car at Kampung Bidang, … More >
Indonesia Jul 16 2017 “Shipboard”
14 trawlers catch fire in Pati
Updated: 2017-07-16 18:35
Fourteen trawlers caught fire in Selogonggo River in Pati, Central Java, on Saturday, wounding three fishermen, according to preliminary findings from the Pati Police.
Two victims, Edi Siswanto, 28, and Karbani, 45, were dispatched to Karyadi… More >
Indonesia Jul 15 2017 “Shipboard”
Fire rips through wooden boat in Indonesia
Updated: 2017-05-15 21:46
JAKARTA (AFP) - Three people were injured after 18 wooden fishing boats caught fire in Indonesia Saturday (July 15), a disaster official said.
Fire services were struggling to put out the billowing blaze at a riverside port in Pat… More >
Singapore Jul 15 2017 “Other”
Fire breaks out at Kovan Market and Food Centre, no one injured
Updated: 2017-07-15 14:01
SINGAPORE - A fire broke out at Kovan Market and Food Centre in the wee hours of Saturday (July 15).
The fire at 209, Hougang Street 21 was put out by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
No one was injur… More >
Nepal Jul 14 2017 “Other”
Massive fire guts property worth over Rs 65mln in Itahari
Updated: 2017-07-14 00:34
ITAHARI: A massive fire at the main marketplace of Itahari Sub Metropolis-6 in Sunsari district has inflicted a loss estimated at around Rs 65 million.
The fire broke out at 12:30 am from a short-circuit in a storeh… More >
Malaysia Jul 14 2017 “Building” “Stores”
Fire destroys hotel and shoplots in Tawau
Updated: 2017-07-14
KOTA KINABALU: An early morning fire destroyed a hotel and four shophouses in the east coast town of Tawau.
Sabah Fire and Rescue Services Department operations centre chief Khatizah Rahaban said no casualties were reported in the incide… More >
Malaysia Jul 13 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
Man Burnt In Car After It Skidded In Tapah
Updated: 2017-07-13
IPOH, July 13 (Bernama) -- A man was found burnt when his car caught fire after it crashed into a road divider and was hit by another car at KM 321.6 of the North South Expressway near the Tapah exit early today.
Tapah district police … More >