Nepal Mar 13 2016 “Forest”
Udayapur forest fire rages on
Updated: 2016-03-13 10:18
GAIGHAT: A forest fire in the forests of Haniya and Jogidaha area in Udayapur district is burning out of control even after three days, destroying a large quantity of herbs and wildlife in the area.
The raging fire that has engulfed the commu… More >
Philippines Mar 12 2016 “Houses”
Toddler dies in fire
Updated: 2016-03-13-00:00
A two-year-old boy died in a fire that destroyed his family’s shanty in Bakun, Benguet on Friday night.
Carl John Bang-ito was asleep when the fire broke out at around 9:40 p.m., according to town police chief Senior Inspector Jeffrey Vicente.
The bo… More >
Philippines Mar 12 2016 “Houses”
Cebu fire destroys P2.4 M worth of property
Updated: 2016-03-13-00:00
At least P2.4 million worth of property went up in smoke in a fire that left some 1,000 families homeless in Mandaue City, Cebu early yesterday morning.
The fire destroyed at least 700 houses in the villages of Guizo and Mantuyo… More >
Philippines Mar 12 2016 “Houses”
1 dead, 6 hurt in Manila fire
Updated: 2016-03-13-00:00
A 38-year-old woman died while six others were injured in a fire that destroyed around 100 houses in San Andres Bukid, Manila yesterday morning.
Marlyn Amascual returned to her house to save her possessions but failed to make it out, said Sen… More >
Myanmar Mar 12 2016 “Factories”
Mandalay cork factory damaged in blaze
Updated: 2016-03-12
A FIRE occurred at to a cork factory in Pyigyidagun Township, Mandalay Region yesterday, causing a loss of K3.8 million in the accident.
The Mandalay Region Fire Services Department said that the friction of rolls of cork is believed to… More >
India Mar 12 2016 “Apartment houses”
Memnagar fire puzzles experts
Updated: 2016-03-12-13:59
The cause of fire at Rajhans Apartment in Memnagar, where 41-year old Niral Rajpal and his five-year old daughter Ariana lost their lives, still puzzles fire safety experts. Niral himself was an electric supplies contractor and his father is a… More >
Bangladesh Mar 12 2016 “Houses”
Fire burns 8 of a family in Brahmanbarhia
Updated: 2016-03-12-18:08
Eight members of a family, including three children, have been burnt in a fire that was perhaps caused by a leak in the pipeline of a cooking gas cylinder at their home in Brahmanbarhia’s Sarail Upazila.
The accident took place a… More >
Nepal Mar 12 2016 “Apartment houses”
Fire guts property in Dilli Bazaar
Updated: 2016-03-12 18:12
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 100,000 was destroyed in a fire in Dilli Bazaar of Kathmandu on Saturday.
The room rented by Ganga Lamsal, a permanent resident of Balkot-4 of Arghakhanchi district, in Charkhal, Dilli Bazaar, KMC-33 h… More >
Philippines Mar 11 2016 “Houses”
Davao City fire razes 150 homes
Updated: 2016-03-12-02:02
A fire that broke out in Davao City's Barangay 76-A on Thursday razed some 150 homes and affected around 200 families, GMA 7 late night news program reported.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the fire was caused by a DVD player t… More >
India Mar 11 2016 “Forest”
Forest fire doused at Khutwanda in Tadoba
Updated: 2016-03-12-04:00
Incidents of fire have started taking place in forests under Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) even as summers have just about begun. A large scale fire was reported in the forest of Khutwanda, not far from Palasgaon village in t… More >