Myanmar Mar 17 2016 “Houses”
Magwe village burned to ground
Updated: 2016-03-17
[Left]Nayung Pin Thar village residents look on as the remains of homes smoulder under the hot afternoon sun in Magwe township yesterday.
[Right]Almost 750 were left homeless after the devastating fire destroyed 182 of the village's 200 homes ye… More >
Myanmar Mar 17 2016 “Warehouses”
Forest fire destroys warehouse in Namtu
Updated: 2016-03-17
A WAREHOUSE was destroyed by a forest fire in Namtu town, Shan State on Monday.
According to an investigation the fire broke out at around 1:45 pm near a golf course and spread to the warehouse which stood in one U Kyaw Win’s field.
The… More >
India Mar 17 2016 “Houses”
Fire at home of diesel dealer claims 2 lives, 5 hurt
Updated: 2016-03-17-22:00
A woman and her son were burnt to death on Tuesday after their house at Bhopa area of Muzaffarnagar district caught fire. Five other members of the family suffered severe injuries. Two fire tenders fought the blaze for m… More >
Nepal Mar 17 2016 “Stores”
2 fire incidents reported in Capital
Updated: 2016-03-17 15:22
KATHMANDU: Police said that two incidents of fire were reported in the Capital on Wednesday.
Property worth around Rs 690,000 was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at a furniture store in Gokarna Chautari, Gokarneshwor Municipalit… More >
India Mar 16 2016 “Factories”
Goods worth Rs2 Lakh gutted in plant fire
Updated: 2016-03-17-00:57
A fire broke out in a garment factory in Sector 58 Wednesday afternoon. It took five tenders to douse the fire after two-hours, and left goods worth Rs 2 lakh burnt. No one was hurt in the fire.
Noida fire safety officer S K Singh … More >
Vietnam Mar 16 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Oil truck, coach collision kills two
Updated: 2016-03-16-15:40
At least two people died and 13 others were seriously injured after an oil truck collided with a 24-seater coach in the northern province of Hòa Bình’s Mai Châu District yesterday afternoon.
The accident occurred at Km 127 of Nationa… More >
Nepal Mar 16 2016 “Houses”
Saptari fire guts 3 houses
Updated: 2016-03-16 16:48
RAJBIRAJ: Three houses were gutted in a fire in Yoginiya village of Saptari district on Wednesday.
Valuables worth Rs 1 million were destroyed.
The hay-roofed houses belonging to Shyam Sundar Khang in Saptari-2 were reduced to ashes.
The fire … More >
Singapore Mar 16 2016 “Stores”
Fire in coffee shop, residents evacuated
Updated: 2016-03-17 05:00
A fire broke out in a coffee shop at an HDB block in Bukit Panjang at 10.30am yesterday. Residents living on the second and third floors of Block 257, Bangkit Road were evacuated as a safety measure. The Singapore Civil Defence Fo… More >
Singapore Mar 16 2016 “Building”
350 hotel guests evacuated, 1 injured after fire breaks out at Mandarin Orchard on Tuesday night
Updated: 2016-03-16 11:18
SINGAPORE - About 350 hotel guests had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in a sixth-floor kitchen at Mandarin Orchard on Tuesday (March 15) night.
The Singapore Civil D… More >
Thailand Mar 15 2016 “Other”
Fire at dump blackens Prachin Buri sky
Updated: 2016-03-15-16:44
Black smoke soars into the air from the burning garbage dump in Prachin Buri’s Kabin Buri district on Tuesday.
Fire at a garbage dump sent black smoke billowing over Kabin Buri district on Tuesday, with fire fighters struggling th… More >