Korea Feb 24 2017 “Stores”
Big fire destroys traditional market in Daegu
Updated: 2016-12-01 18:30
By Park Si-soo
A fire broke out at the birthplace of President Park Geun-hye's father in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, Thursday.
The fire, reported at 3:15 p.m., was extinguished in 10 minutes, according to police and th… More >
Korea Feb 24 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
10 killed, 7 injured in tour bus fire
Updated: 2016-10-16 09:24
By Choi Ha-young
A fire on a tour bus killed 10 people Thursday night on a highway in Ulsan. Seven others on the bus, which was carrying 22 people including a tour guide and the driver, were injured.
About 10:10 p.m., the bus scrap… More >
Indonesia Feb 20 2017 “Houses”
Papuan football legend killed in house fire
Updated: 2017-02-20 13:47
Hengky Rumere, 70, the former Persipura soccer club player and national team player in the 1970s, has been found burned to death after his house in Kotaraja, Jayapura, Papua, caught fire at roughly 5:30 a.m., local time, on Sun… More >
Nepal Feb 19 2017 “Complex bldg.”
TRC office catches fire; property worth Rs 224,000 gutted
Updated: 2017-02-19 18:40
KATHMANDU: Police said property worth Rs 224, 000 has been gutted as a building on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission office premises caught fire in Babarmahal, KMC-11 on Sunday.
An electric short circuit had… More >
Nepal Feb 18 2017 “Houses”
15 houses turned into ashes as Saptari settlement catches fire
Updated: 2017-02-18 18:49
KATHMANDU: As many as 15 houses turned into ashes when a human settlement caught fire in Barsain-1 of Saptari district on Saturday morning.
Police estimated the loss to be worth around Rs 2.38 million.
The f… More >
China Feb 18 2017 “Shipboard”
Cargo boats catch fire on China's Yangtze, four dead
Updated: 2017-02-18 12:43
NANJING - Four people were confirmed dead after three cargo boats caught fire on the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, late Friday night, authorities said Saturday.
Flames engulfed three boats near the Jiangxinzh… More >
Nepal Feb 17 2017 “Other”
Property worth Rs 500,000 gutted in Siraha fire
Updated: 2017-02-17 12:22
LAHAN: Property worth around Rs 500,000 turned into ashes when sheds housing cattle of locals caught fire in Kachanari of Siraha district on Thursday.
A shed belonging to Man Bir Yadav caught fire in the beginning, which fu… More >
Nepal Feb 17 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
Parked truck catches fire, destroys itself in Lele
Updated: 2017-02-17 16:19
KATHMANDU: Police said a truck was completely destroyed after a short circuit in its battery sparked fire in the vehicle, at Lele in Bajrabarahi Municipality-14 of Lalitpur district on Friday.
The vehicle (Ba 3 Kha 2778)… More >
China Feb 17 2017 “Stores”
Six dead, two injured in motorcycle repair shop fire
Updated: 2017-02-17 13:24
FUZHOU - Six people died and two were injured after a fire at a motorcycle repair shop in Zhangzhou city, eastern China's Fujian Province, city authorities said Friday.
Flames broke out at the shop in Gaokeng village in… More >
Nepal Feb 16 2017 “Houses”
Midnight fire guts property worth more than Rs 4.1 million
Updated: 2017-02-16 10:50
DAMAK: Property worth more than Rs 4.1 million was gutted when a fire broke out in Gauradaha-1 of Jhapa district at around 1:30 am on Thursday.
According to the Damak Area Police Office, the house that caught fire… More >