Malaysia Oct 14 2016 “Houses”
Father and daughter die in Tawau fire
Updated: 2016-10-15 09:57
KOTA KINABALU: A man and his 22-year-old daughter died after a fire razed their house in Tawau early Saturday.
The charred remains of the victims, Buhari Langka, 57 and Nuraisyah Buhari, 22 were found as firemen tried to douse the fir… More >
Nepal Oct 14 2016 “Stores”
Fire guts property worth Rs 600,000 in Baitadi
Updated: 2016-10-14 09:49
BAITADI: Goods and property worth Rs 600,000 were gutted by a fire at Dharamghar Bazaar, Bhauneli VDC in Baitadi district on Thursday evening.
The fire broke out at the medical and the cosmetic shop of one Keshab Datta Bhatta… More >
Malaysia Oct 14 2016 “Stores”
Furniture shops destroyed in fire
Updated: 2016-10-14 12:00
PETALING JAYA: A row of furniture shops along Jalan Bangau, Puchong, was destroyed in an early morning fire.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Mohd Sani Harul said a distress call was received at 4am ye… More >
Bangladesh Oct 12 2016 “Houses”
5 of a family die in fire
Updated: 2016-10-12 03:35
Five of a family were burnt to death when their house caught fire after a live electric line severed and fell on their tin-roofed house early yesterday at Jangaon village in Pirganj upazila in the district.
The victims were identified as Khoresh … More >
Malaysia Oct 12 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Wangsa Maju bus fire spreads to six nearby cars
Updated: 2016-10-13 19:43
KUALA LUMPUR: A bus caught fire before the flames spread to six other cars parked nearby in Wangsa Maju.
City Fire and Rescue Department chief operations officer Samsol Maarif Saibani said they were alerted at about 3.54pm T… More >
Singapore Oct 11 2016 “Stores”
Fire at Jurong market forces 300 to evacuate
Updated: 2016-10-12 05:00
Mr Ben Wong, 53, woke up around 2am yesterday to shouts and the clanking of metal as firemen connected their hoses to hydrants.
A huge blaze had engulfed a coffee shop and wet market at Block 493, Jurong West Street 41, for… More >
Malaysia Oct 09 2016 “Shipboard”
Five seamen hurt in navy boat fire
Updated: 2016-10-09 12:00
KOTA KINABALU: Five Royal Malaysian Navy personnel were injured when a fire broke out on their interceptor boat off Semporna on Friday.
A RMN spokesman said the sailors were rushed to hospital and are reported to be in stable condition… More >
China Oct 09 2016 “Other”
No casualties reported after China refinery blast
Updated: 2016-10-09 17:56
BEIJING (Reuters) - Equipment at an oil refinery in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing caught fire and exploded on Sunday, state media said, in the country's latest industrial accident.
The explosion occurred at around 1:… More >
Malaysia Oct 08 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Car and 15 motorbikes set ablaze at flats carpark
Updated: 2016-10-09 12:00
KUALA LUMPUR: A car and 15 motorcycles have been destroyed in a fire at a carpark of the Hang Tuah flats here.
Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zainol Samah said the fire, believed to be an act of arson, occurred at around 3.40am… More >
Nepal Oct 08 2016 “Stores”
Property worth 5 lakh destroyed in fire
Updated: 2016-10-08 12:00
Property worth Rs five lakhs was gutted in a fire that broke out at a hardware shop in Kanchanrup-5, Saptari Friday.
All goods at the shop owned by Ajay Rauniyar were reduced to ashes in the fire that was reportedly due to a short- … More >