Philippines Feb 16 2016 “Houses”
25-yr-old man sets house on fire in Lapu-Lapu City
Updated: 2016-02-17-00:00
A 25-year-old man reportedly suffering from a mental illness set their house on fire yesterday morning in Purok Mantalisay, Sitio Langub, Lapu-Lapu City.
The incident happened at around 3:15 a.m., said Fire Officer 1 Hadj… More >
Philippines Feb 16 2016 “Schools”
Tacloban City fire razes 4th floor of St. Scholastica's College
Updated: 2016-02-17-01:26
A Tuesday night fire in Tacloban City, Leyte razed the fourth floor of the St. Scholastica's College's Nursing Department, GMA News stringer Peewee Bacu単o reported.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection… More >
India Feb 16 2016 “Houses”
Five rescued after house catches fire
Updated: 2016-02-17-08:39
Five people were rescued after a fire broke out in a house in Madhuban Society near Sangam Crossroads early on Tuesday.
Goods worth lakhs were gutted in the fire that broke out due to a short circuit at around 2.30 am.
Fire brigade so… More >
Vietnam Feb 16 2016 “Forest”
Fire destroys 17ha of Vinh Phuc forests
Updated: 2016-02-16-14:00
A corner of the forest is burn down by fire yesterday.
A fire destroyed about 17ha of forests yesterday afternoon in the northern Vinh Phuc Province's Ngoc Thanh Commune.
The local administration sent 40 people and fire engines t… More >
Myanmar Feb 16 2016 “Automobile & Railway”
Woman tourist injured in car fire
Updated: 2016-02-16
AN automobile fire broke out near mile post No. 27/6 on the Pathein-Yangon Road in Kyaunggon Township in Ayeyawady Region on 14 February, leaving a woman tourist injured.
The fire suddenly broke out at the head of a car that was driven by Ba… More >
Myanmar Feb 16 2016 “Houses”
Two houses badly damaged in blaze
Updated: 2016-02-16
A FIRE destroyed two houses on Bayintnaung-5 Street in western Mindat Township on the morning of 12 February.
According to an investigation, an overheated cooking wok was the cause of a fire that broke out in a kitchen of a house owned by U M… More >
India Feb 16 2016 “Warehouses”
Fire at godown, goods worth lakhs gutted
Updated: 2016-02-16-09:08
A fire broke out in a mattress godown in Patel Nagar on Monday evening. Though there were no causality but goods worth lakh were gutted.
"The fire started at around 7 pm in house number J 132, where the mattresses are stored," said… More >
Nepal Feb 16 2016 “Houses”
Property worth Rs 3 mln gutted in Sankhamul fire
Updated: 2016-02-16 17:21
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 3 million was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at a house at Dev Galli in Sankhamul of KMC-10 on Tuesday.
The reason behind the fire that broke out at the house of Kanchan Timilsina… More >
Indonesia Feb 16 2016 “Houses”
Greater Jakarta: Elderly resident dead after E. Jakarta fire
Updated: 2016-02-16 15:46
At least six tenements and one food kiosk on Jl. Bojong Indah Raya, Pondok Kelapa in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta were destroyed by a fire on Monday at around 1.30 p.m. One resident Sainem, 60, reportedly died in t… More >
Philippines Feb 15 2016 “Houses”
Fire kills father on Valentine’s night
Updated: 2016-02-16-00:00
Before Valentine’s Day drew to a close, a family lost their father to a fire which razed the house he was staying in Sitio Bumbil, Barangay Losaran, Cebu City.
When the flames fizzled out, neighbors found the already charred body of … More >