Vietnam May 27 2016 “Warehouses”
Stubborn blaze
Updated: 2016-05-28-00:00
A fire ripped through the 1,000+ sq. warehouse of Van Thanh mattress company in HCMC’s Củ Chi District at about 1.30pm yesterday. Many flammable materials are stored there and the fire spread quickly. The city’s fire rescue team mobilised cranes to pull d… More >
Philippines May 27 2016 “Houses”
Woman, 76, dies in Tondo fire
Updated: 2016-05-28-00:00
A 76-year-old woman died in a fire that destroyed more than 100 homes and a chapel in Tondo, Manila before dawn yesterday.
Firefighters found the body of Victoria Mina under what was left of her house on Narcisa Rizal Street.
The Bureau of … More >
Philippines May 27 2016 “Houses”
Old man killed, 50 houses destroyed in Caloocan Fire
Updated: 2016-05-28-08:38
A resident was killed in a fire that destroyed some 50 houses in Caloocan City, early Saturday morning.
GMA News reported that the fire struck a residential area in Sitio Manggahan, Barangay 171 in Bagumbong Dulo shor… More >
Korea May 27 2016 “Aircraft”
Korean Air flight catches fire at Tokyo airport
Updated: 2016-05-27 18:06
A Korean Air plane caught fire before takeoff in Tokyo on Friday, but there were no reports of injuries, the foreign ministry here said.
According to Kyodo News and NHK, the fire occurred on the left wing of the Boeing 777-3… More >
Myanmar May 26 2016 “Other”
Fire destroys passenger vehicle on Mandalay – Pyin Oo Lwin road
Updated: 2016-05-26
The passenger bus being seen on fire.
AN outbreak of fire caused by electric short circuiting destroyed a passenger vehicle carrying about 40 passengers on the Mandalay- Pyin Oo Lwin road on Monday.
The accid… More >
Philippines May 25 2016 “Houses”
4 siblings dead in Tacloban fire
Updated: 2016-05-26-00:00
Four siblings died in a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay 78 in this city before dawn yesterday.
Dan Jade Morales, 16; Glen Mark, 14; Glen Marie, 11, and Gwyneth, 9, were trapped on the second floor of their house.
The victims… More >
Bangladesh May 25 2016 “Factories”
Seven workers injured in fire at Meghna Group factory
Updated: 2016-05-25-21:15
At least seven people have been injured in a fire at a Meghna Group factory in Sonargaon, Narayanganj.
The fire started at the factory’s Fresh Soybean Oil processing unit around 5:30pm Wednesday.
The seven injured… More >
India May 24 2016 “Houses”
Wood fire triggers cylinder burst
Updated: 2016-05-25-03:00
An LPG cylinder burst in a house at Sancoale on Tuesday morning. A wood fire in the backyard to heat water spread due to the wind and lit the rear portion of the house on fire resulting in a loss of 1.80 lakh.
At about 8.30am, sixty-seve… More >
Thailand May 24 2016 “Stores”
Two suffocate following fire at entertainment complex
Updated: 2016-05-24-15:25
Two fitness club members died of smoke inhaling after a restaurant in an entertainment complex where the club is located caught fire Tuesday morning.
The two victims were identified as Wutthichai Tumchart, 34, and Kia… More >
Singapore May 24 2016 “Apartment houses”
Fire breaks out in Marsiling Crescent flat, no one hurt
Updated: 2016-05-24 18:34
SINGAPORE - Hotel security officer Poad Ashik, 57, was about to turn in at 9am on Tuesday (May 24) after a night at work when a burnt smell caught his attention.
He looked down from his kitchen window and saw smoke b… More >