China Jul 20 2016 “Automobile & Railway” “Other”
Bus blaze kills 24 Chinese, local pair
Updated: 2016-07-20 12:00
A fire tore through a bus carrying an airport-bound Chinese tour group on National Freeway No. 2 yesterday afternoon, killing all 26 people onboard. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The 24-member tour group from Dalian… More >
Nepal Jul 20 2016 “Other”
Gas leak sparks fire in Jawalakhel
Updated: 2016-07-20 19:20
KATHMANDU: Property worth Rs 500,000 was gutted in a fire in Jawalakhel of Lalitpur on Wednesday.
According to police, the fire broke out after gas leaked in one RR Burger Khaja Ghar run by Ravi Karki.
The fire was contained by police … More >
Malaysia Jul 20 2016 “Apartment houses”
20 residents evacuated, 1 injured after fire breaks out at Sengkang flat
Updated: 2016-07-20 12:00
SINGAPORE - Twenty residents were evacuated as a precautionary measure after a fire broke out at a flat in Sengkang early Wednesday (July 20) morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said … More >
China Jul 20 2016 “Other”
Two killed, three injured in Central China pipeline burst
Updated: 2016-07-20 14:32
WUHAN -- Two people have died and three others sustained injuries after a gas pipeline burst in Central China's Hubei province Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred about 6:20 am in the township of Cuijiaba, En… More >
Philippines Jul 19 2016 “Houses”
70 houses lost in fire
Updated: 2016-07-20-00:00
Pockets of flames continue to burn in Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City, after a fire that was blamed on a malfunctioning circuit breaker destroyed an estimated 70 houses last night.
A total of 70 houses were destroyed by a fire yesterday evening i… More >
India Jul 19 2016 “Shipboard”
2 Navy boats sink after fire, disaster averted
Updated: 2016-07-20-04:09
Five vigilant Indian Navy personnel averted a major disaster by jumping into the waters off the Naval Dockyard after two indigenously built immediate support vessels (ISVs) caught fire early on Tuesday. Both vessels sank and t… More >
Myanmar Jul 19 2016 “Houses” “Warehouses”
Property destroyed by blaze
Updated: 2016-07-19
The house seen after outbreak of fire.
A FIRE broke out on Saturday at a house owned by U Sai Tu in Ward-3 in Kali, a town in Loilem District in southern Shan State, destroying a house, a water taker, a warehouse and diesel fuel containers.
The t… More >
Malaysia Jul 19 2016 “Other”
Woman Burnt When Filling Petrol Three Weeks Ago Dies Dies
Updated: 2016-07-19 12:00
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- A woman who was burnt in a fire while filling petrol and using a handphone in Taman Setapak Indah on June 28 has died on Sunday.
Wangsa Maju police chief Supt Mohamad Roy Suhaimi… More >
Malaysia Jul 19 2016 “Stores”
Fire at Jem shopping mall, no reported injuries
Updated: 2016-07-19 12:00
A fire broke out at Jurong East shopping mall Jem on Tuesday (July 19) evening.
Mr Clinton Chen, who sent in photos and videos of the fire to The Straits Times, said the blaze broke out at basement one.
The level was clos… More >
India Jul 18 2016 “Stores”
Snacks shop proprietor booked for negligence, day after fire
Updated: 2016-07-18-15:36
The 56-year-old proprietor of a Goregaon snacks shop has been booked on charges of negligence, a day after a fire destroyed his establishment and injured four people apart from him on Sunday. LPG cylinders stored… More >