Malaysia Jun 30 2016 “Forest”
Fire razes forests near Lake Toba
Updated: 2016-07-01 07:09
Forest fires that broke out in the tourist resort area of Lake Toba this week have been made worse as a result of extreme dry weather and strong winds.
Slash-and-burn activities have been blamed for many of the fires.
Karo Regency Fores… More >
Malaysia Jun 30 2016 “Other”
Explosion At Petrol Station Caused By Reaction Of Fuel Vapour, Radiation From Handphone - Fire Dept
Updated: 2016-06-30 12:00
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Fuel vapour and radiation from a handphone was the cause of a fire and explosion at a petrol station on Tuesday, according to the Fire and… More >
Malaysia Jun 30 2016 “Stores”
8 Killed In Fire At Medical Store
Updated: 2016-06-30 12:00
MUMBAI, June 30 (Bernama) -- Eight persons were killed while another was seriously injured when a fire broke out at a medical store in a chawl in suburban Andheri on Thursday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported police as saying.
The … More >
Philippines Jun 29 2016 “Houses” “Stores”
Quezon City fire leaves 600 families homeless
Updated: 2016-06-28-00:00
A woman takes a selfie after a fire struck a residential area in Baesa, Quezon City on Tuesday.
At least 600 families were left homeless when a fire hit Barangay Baesa in Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon.
The fire broke out… More >
India Jun 29 2016 “Other” “Stores”
Major fire destroys Cansaulim supermarket
Updated: 2016-06-30-04:49
A major fire in a supermarket in the heart of the village raged for an hour and damaged property worth a few lakhs of rupees.
A total of six fire tenders drawn from various places tried to douse the fire at the well-stocked superm… More >
Myanmar Jun 29 2016 “Houses”
Overheated voltage regulator causes fire
Updated: 2016-06-29
A FIRE was caused by an overheated auto voltage regulator in Mawlamyine Township at 9:45 am on Monday.
The accident took place at the home of one Daw San San Win, 50, in Mayangon Ward. The auto voltage regulator overheated, causing an o… More >
Cambodia Jun 29 2016 “Houses”
Fire razes 33 homes in Phnom Penh
Updated: 2016-06-29
[Left] A man throws water on the smouldering remains of a home that burned down in a fire in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Tompun commune yesterday.
[Right] Residents look over the damage caused by a fire that destroyed more than 30 homes in the capita… More >
Brunei Jun 29 2016 “Complex bldg.” “Stores”
Fire breaks out at Centrepoint Gadong kitchen
Updated: 2016-06-29
Photo shows the kitchen where the fire broke out
A FIRE broke out in the kitchen of an outlet at the Food Court, The Centrepoint shopping complex in Gadong, forcing the evacuation of guests in the adjoining hotel early yesterday m… More >
Bangladesh Jun 29 2016 “Building” “Complex bldg.”
Massive fire at Dhaka multi-storied building, no casualties reported
Updated: 2016-06-29-12:19
A huge fire has broken out at a 14-storey building in capital Dhaka.
The fire service said the fire at the ‘BTI Premier Plaza’, in Badda, started around 3am on Wednesday and took 26 fire-fighting u… More >
Nepal Jun 29 2016 “Factories”
Fire at cotton factory guts property worth Rs 1.2 mln in Tanahun
Updated: 2016-06-29 16:17
TANAHUN: Property worth around Rs 1.2 million was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at a cotton factory in Bhimad VDC of Tanahun on Wednesday.
According to the District Police Office, Tanahun, the reas… More >