Malaysia Feb 28 2017 “Schools”
Fire Destroys 40 Units At Pondok Al-baghdadi In Tumpat
Updated: 2017-02-28 12:00
KOTA BHARU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Fire destroyed 40 units of Pondok Al-Baghdadi, a religious school in Jalan Jal Besar, Tumpat at about 8.20pm tonight.
Tumpat Fire and Rescue Department assistant officer Wan Baijuri Wan… More >
Malaysia Feb 27 2017 “Houses”
13 People Including Five Children Rescued From Burning House In Kuching
Updated: 2017-02-27 12:00
KUCHING, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Thirteen people including five children were rescued from a burning house in Kampung Pinang Jawa, near here this afternoon.
Apart from the five children, the other eight… More >
China Feb 25 2017 “Apartment houses”
At Least 10 Dead In East China Hotel Fire
Updated: 2017-02-25 12:00
NANCHANG, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- At least 10 people were killed in a hotel fire Saturday morning in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, firefighters said, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
The fire, which broke out… More >
Malaysia Feb 25 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
Two burnt to death in taxi on Penang second bridge
Updated: 2017-02-25 13:28
NIBONG TEBAL: Two charred bodies, believed to be that of a taxi driver and a passenger, were found in a Proton Persona car that caught fire at KM27 on the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah bridge.
South Seberang Prai OCPD… More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Complex bldg.”
4 killed in Dongtan shopping mall fire
Updated: 2017-02-04 19:07
By Ko Dong-hwan
A blaze at a shopping mall linked to residential skyscrapers in Dongtan new town in the city of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, killed four on Saturday, fire authorities said.
The fire broke out at a kid's park in the … More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Stores”
Fire breaks out at Seoul's Namdaemun Market
Updated: 2017-01-31 15:35
By Park Si-soo
A fire erupted at the open-air Namdaemun Market, one of Seoul's biggest, Tuesday.
The blaze was extinguished after burning stores on the third floor of a four-story building dominated by shops selling childr… More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Stores”
Fire engulfs Yeosu fish market
Updated: 2017-01-15 18:00
By Ko Dong-hwan
Fire badly damaged an old fish market in the city of Yeosu early Sunday.
The fire erupted about 2:30 a.m. in sub-zero cold, burning many of the market's 125 stores. There were no injuries.
It took firemen about two hours … More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Complex bldg.”
Fire at Yeosu market leaves W520 mil. in damages
Updated: 2017-01-15 18:00
By Kim Bo-eun
A big fire at a fish market in the southern coastal city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, early Sunday burnt more than 100 stores, causing over 500 million won in damage. There were no casualties.
The fire… More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Building”
Man tries to set fire to National Assembly
Updated: 2016-12-08 17:41
By Park Si-soo
A man in his 70s was caught trying to set fire to the National Assembly to show his anger at a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her long-time friend Choi Soon-sil.
Police said the man, su… More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Complex bldg.”
Daegu market blaze destroys 679 stores
Updated: 2016-12-01 18:30
By Ko Dong-hwan
Daegu's biggest traditional market, which caught fire early Wednesday morning, was still burning the next day after more than 31 hours.
The fire started in Seomun Market's zone four building, where inflammable mat… More >