Thailand Mar 02 2016 “Forest”
Forest fires in Trat show no sign of easing
Updated: 2016-03-02-15:09
Fires burn unchecked in a peat forest in Trat, sending thick smoke over nearby villages and schools, as firemen battle for the seventh day to extinguish flames fuelled by accumulated dry, dead leaves and tree bark.
Fires burn… More >
India Mar 02 2016 “Houses”
Three hurt in Vadodara fire
Updated: 2016-03-02-11:32
Three workers were injured after fire broke out a residence on Gotri-Sevasi Road on Tuesday evening. According to the fire brigade officials, the fire was caused when the workers were installing furniture for a mini home theatre at the Prince Vi… More >
India Mar 02 2016 “Houses”
Four die in fire mishap
Updated: 2016-03-02-10:47
Four members of a family, including a baby, died when their house caught fire in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Fire broke out in the house of one Abdul Rashid at Bhagwa village of Doda district due to a short circuit around 0200… More >
India Mar 02 2016 “Building”
Fire at Arvind Swamy's software firm
Updated: 2016-03-02-11:05
Fire broke out at the software firm of actor Arvind Swamy in Alwarpet on Tuesday. An electrical short circuit could have triggered it, police said. The smoke was first spotted at the second floor of the three-storey building named 'O… More >
India Mar 02 2016 “Other”
Bijnor’s Haldaur police station catches fire; over a dozen vehicles burnt to ashes
Updated: 2016-03-02-23:09
The district's Haldaur police station caught fire under suspicious circumstances on Wednesday morning, leaving over a dozen vehicles parked inside the police station burnt completely.
Howev… More >
Nepal Mar 02 2016 “Other”
Bhaktapur poultry farm catches fire
Updated: 2016-03-02 13:47
KATHMANDU: A poultry farm caught fire in Tathali of Bhaktapur on Wednesday, destroying property worth Rs 800,000.
The farm owned by Dil Bahadur Bala in Tathali, Mahamanjushree Nagarkot Municipality-2 had caught fire.
As many as 1,100 c… More >
Philippines Mar 01 2016 “Houses”
Bacolod fire; 2 injured, 153 houses razed
Updated: 2016-03-02-00:00
Two persons, including a minor, were injured after a fire razed at least 153 houses and left more than P700,000 worth of damage in property at Purok Riverside Zone 3 of Barangay Banago in Bacolod City yesterday.
Superintendent Ro… More >
India Mar 01 2016 “Warehouses”
Four charred in two fires in city
Updated: 2016-03-02-00:12
Four people died in two incidents of fire in the city on Tuesday evening. The first incident was reported from northwest Delhi's Wazirpur where a hydrogen cylinder blast at a scrap godown killed one worker and injured six. The second inci… More >
India Mar 01 2016 “Other”
Fire at Turbhe dumping ground put out in 2 hrs
Updated: 2016-03-02-00:41
A major fire in the municipal dumping ground at Turbhe, which started late Monday night, was quickly extinguished by Navi Mumbai fire brigade within two hours. The cooling operations lasted almost till 7 am on Tuesday, creat… More >
Philippines Mar 01 2016 “Warehouses”
Fire razes plastics warehouse in Tarlac
Updated: 2016-03-01-09:59
On the eve of the start of Fire Prevention Month, fire engulfed the warehouse of a plastics factory in Tarlac City, a report on Unang Balita on Tuesday said.
The fire on Tuesday was so big it also affected the grassy lot outside the… More >