Nepal May 10 2016 “Other”
Fire guts property worth Rs 100,000 in Bouddha
Updated: 2016-05-10 13:54
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 100,000 was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at the Shakya Gumba in Bouddha, KMC-6 on Monday.
The reason behind the fire was electric short circuit.
The fire was taken under control … More >
Philippines May 09 2016 “Houses”
Dumaguete fire kills man, razes 60 houses
Updated: 2016-05-10-00:00
A fire of still undetermined origin killed a 70-year-old bed-ridden man and razed more than 60 houses of 127 families at zone 4 of Barangay Looc in Dumaguete City last Sunday.
Initial investigation disclosed the fire started at t… More >
Thailand May 09 2016 “Forest”
Narathiwat fires remain out of control
Updated: 2016-05-09-18:38
[Left]A helicopter brings water to support fire fighting in Ban Lubo Sama village of Sungai Kolok district, Narathiwat, on Monday.
[Right]Fire keeps burning in a forest in Yi-ngo district, Narathiwat, on Monday.
Strong winds are … More >
India May 09 2016 “Stores”
Fire in Abu Plaza’s lift spreads to three floors; no casualties reported
Updated: 2016-05-09-22:57
A fire broke out in Abu Plaza of Meerut's Abulane market on Monday afternoon when the garbage dumped in a lift - that has been shut for years - caught fire.
The fire started on the ground floor and … More >
Singapore May 09 2016 “Apartment houses”
Two accused of setting fire to flat in loansharking case taken back to crime scene
Updated: 2016-05-09 12:55
SINGAPORE - Two young men accused of loanshark harassment by fire at Lengkok Bahru were taken back to the crime scene on Monday (May 9) morning.
They had allegedly set fire to a two-room … More >
Nepal May 09 2016 “Houses”
Properties worth Rs 6 lakh gutted in Tanahun house fire
Updated: 2016-05-09 20:47
DAMAULI: A sudden electric short circuit sparked fire at a house in Nayabasti of Byas Municipality in Tanahun district and destroyed properties worth Rs 6 lakh.
After locals failed to douse the fire, a fire engine fr… More >
India May 08 2016 “Building”
Gomtinagar building set on fire
Updated: 2016-05-09-01:03
A double-storey complex in Vivek Khand II, Gomtinagar, was gutted after unidentified miscreants set the building on fire around 3.30am on Sunday.
While no witnesses were found, the cameras installed at the premises could not capture the a… More >
Philippines May 08 2016 “Building” “Schools”
Fire damages school building in Lanao town
Updated: 2016-05-09-05:55
An hour-long fire damaged a one classroom-school building in the interior village of Mamaanon in Salvador, Lanao del Norte early Monday morning.
According to Rasmila Macarambon Cosain, Elections Task Force member from the Lanao … More >
Philippines May 08 2016 “Houses”
Authorities believe: Unattended gas lamp might have caused fire
Updated: 2016-05-09-00:00
Authorities believe that an unattended gas lamp caused last Saturday's fire in Barangay Pahina-Central, Cebu City which killed seven people and damaged P1 million worth of properties.
Senior Fire Officer 2 … More >
India May 08 2016 “Houses”
House catches fire, 72-yr-old rescued
Updated: 2016-05-09-05:43
The fire brigade rescued a 72-year-old man whose house in Kishanwadi caught fire on Sunday.
The man Chhatrasinh Rajput hid himself in one of the bathrooms after the fire broke out. The cause of the fire was not known immediately.
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