Singapore Oct 06 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
3 cases in 4 days of cars on fire
Updated: 2016-10-06 05:00
A car in an Ang Mo Kio carpark ended up a blackened heap after it caught fire on its own on Tuesday afternoon. It was the third such case in four days.
One car went up in flames in a Tampines carpark in the early hours of Sunday morning… More >
Bangladesh Oct 05 2016 “Houses”
Hazaribagh slum fire under control
Updated: 2016-10-05 14:37
A fire that broke out at Balurmath slum in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area this afternoon has been brought under control.
No casualties were reported in the fire that originated at around 1:45pm.
On information, seven fire fighting units rushed… More >
Bangladesh Oct 05 2016 “Stores”
Fire guts tailoring shop near RU
Updated: 2016-10-05 12:00
Fire gutted a tailoring shop in Station Bazar area near Rajshahi University yesterday.
Fire Service officials said the fire, which started around 2:30pm, might have originated due to electric short circuit. The shop was completely gutted b… More >
Bangladesh Oct 03 2016 “Factories”
Fire rips thru spinning mill in Gazipur
Updated: 2016-10-03 02:37
A tin-shed building of a spinning mill collapsed after a fire broke out inside it in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early yesterday.
The fire broke out at Shameem Spinning Mill, a concern of Jamuna Group, in Shafipur Bazar area arou… More >
Bangladesh Oct 02 2016 “Factories”
Benapole land port fire under control
Updated: 2016-10-02 19:44
A fire that broke out at a shed of Benapole land port in Jessore this morning has been brought under control after six hours of frantic efforts.
The fire originated from an electric short circuit at the shed No. 23 of the port aroun… More >
Malaysia Oct 02 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Hamilton out of Malaysian Grand Prix after car engine fire
Updated: 2016-10-09 12:00
Sepang (Malaysia) (AFP) - World champion Lewis Hamilton saw his Malaysian Grand Prix hopes go up in smoke when the engine of his Mercedes exploded into flames while leading with 15 laps remaining.
"No, no," crie… More >
China Sep 23 2016 “Houses”
Two left-behind toddlers killed by fire after locked in house
Updated: 2016-09-23 10:52
A little girl and her younger brother died of suffocation after the room they were locked in caught fire in the southwestern Chinese city of Zhaotong in Yunnan Province.
The two preschoolers, aged between two an… More >
Bangladesh Sep 22 2016 “Houses”
4 of family hurt in Old Dhaka fire
Updated: 2016-09-22 13:57
Four members of a family including two kids sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a house in Chawkbazar of Old Dhaka early today.
Rezaul, 35, his wife Rani Akter, 25, their two minor daughters Anika, 3, and Sanjida, 2, we… More >
Singapore Sep 22 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
E-bike catches fire at Telok Blangah Crescent coffee shop
Updated: 2016-09-24 07:04
SINGAPORE - An electric bicycle caught fire at Telok Blangah Crescent on Thursday (Sept 22) but no one was injured.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 12, Telok Blan… More >
Malaysia Sep 19 2016 “Houses”
Immigrant almost suffocates during house fire
Updated: 2016-09-20 16:48
KULAI: An immigrant was injured in a fire at his rented house in Taman Sempena in Senai here.
Firemen found him in the bathroom weak from smoke inhalation in the midnight fire on Tuesday.
Kulai Putra Fire and Rescue Departmen… More >