Myanmar Feb 17 2016 “Houses”
Fire destroys a house in Salingyi
Updated: 2016-02-17
A FIRE destroyed a house in Hsontar village, Salingyi township on Monday. According to an investigation, the fire broke out when U Than Maung, 55, left his home without putting out his cooking fire. Remnants of fire spread and sparked the blaz… More >
Myanmar Feb 17 2016 “Factories”
Fire caused by negligence engulfs plastic factory
Updated: 2016-02-17
A fire started from an overheating of an aircondition destroyed a plastic factory in Insein Township yesterday.
The fire which began at 4.20 pm and was totally extinguished at 5 pm by around 400 firemen including 100 auxiliar… More >
India Feb 17 2016 “Factories”
Major fire in Ganesh Laxmi Mill near Kadodara
Updated: 2016-02-17-11:13
A fire broke out in Ganesh Laxmi Mill located near Kadodara Charrasta on Surat-Kadodara Road on Tuesday.
The fire started at 8.30pm and soon engulfed a major portion of the second floor of the mill. The fire had gutted the 10… More >
India Feb 17 2016 “Forest”
Fire at VTR, no loss reported
Updated: 2016-02-17-23:10
Miffed with the strictness of the forest department staff against smuggling and poaching, antisocial elements allegedly torched the grass in Madanpur area of Valmiki Tiger Reserve in West Champaran. The incident took place sometime on Tuesday … More >
India Feb 17 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Criminals set truck on fire
Updated: 2016-02-17-11:13
A truck was set on fire today allegedly by a group of criminals in the midst of a two-day Jharkhand bandh call by CPI(Maoists) since yesterday, on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway within the Ichagarh police station limits in adjoining Sera… More >
Nepal Feb 17 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Fire incidents on rise as mercury soars
Updated: 2016-02-18 01:07
The number of fire outbreaks being reported in the Kathmandu Valley is on the rise as the mercury soars.
The Valley recorded three incidents of fire in the past 24 hours ending at 6:00 am today. As many as four buses were partially … More >
Singapore Feb 17 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Car on fire causes jam on CTE; no one injured
Updated: 2016-02-17 20:09
SINGAPORE - A car that caught on fire caused a jam on the Central Expressway (CTE) on Wednesday afternoon (Feb 17).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted at around 4.20pm and dispatched two fire eng… More >
Nepal Feb 17 2016 “Automobile & Railway” “Factories” “Houses”
Three fires reported in Valley
Updated: 2016-02-17 13:34
KATHMANDU: Police said three cases of fire were reported from different places Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday.
As many as four buses sustained partial damages when an engineering workshop caught fire in Pepsicola, KMC-35 on Tuesda… More >
Indonesia Feb 17 2016 “Houses”
Greater Jakarta: Fire leaves 246 people homeless in W. Jakarta
Updated: 2016-02-17 15:52
246 residents in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, have no place to stay after a fire burned down 38 houses in Green Garden.
The fire reportedly broke out at 9:15 a.m. in an empty house belonging to a resident ident… More >
Philippines Feb 16 2016 “Houses”
Fire leaves 30 families homeless in Manila
Updated: 2016-02-17-00:00
At least 30 families lost their homes and three persons were hurt when a fire of still unknown origin broke out at a residential area in Sampaloc, Manila at past noon yesterday.
Senior Fire Officer 2 Edilberto Cruz, arson investi… More >