Myanmar Feb 01 2016 “Building”
Fire destroyed two-storey building in Thingangyun Township
Updated: 2016-02-01
Firefighters put out the fire.
AN ELECTRICAL fire destroyed a 15 foot wide and 30 foot long two-storey building located in Thuwunna Ward- 29 in Thingangyun Township in Yangon on Saturday early morning. According to an i… More >
India Feb 01 2016 “Houses”
Fire kills three in Itanagar
Updated: 2016-02-01-09:41
Three persons of a family were charred to death in a devastating fire that completely destroyed a thatched hut at Bat village, near here, early on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Bake Tagin (30), his wife Bake Ana (26) and their four… More >
India Feb 01 2016 “Houses”
Fire breaks out in Hanuwantia cottages ahead of Shivraj's cabinet meet
Updated: 2016-02-01-19:12
A day before the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet is expected to hold a meeting on a cruise boat at newly-developed Hanuwantia water resort in Khandwa district, two cottages made of tent material, where th… More >
Singapore Feb 01 2016 “Factories”
Fire breaks out on roof of factory building in Defu industrial estate; no one hurt
Updated: 2016-02-01 20:33
SINGAPORE - A fire broke out on the roof of a two-storey vacated factory in the Defu industrial estate on Monday (1 Feb) afternoon.
The chimney of the factory at 10 Defu Lane 7 had caught… More >
China Feb 01 2016 “Factories”
Taiwan chemical plant on fire, 2 hospitalized
Updated: 2016-02-01 13:28
TAIPEI - Two people have been hospitalized, one with no signs of life, after a chemical plant caught fire in Taichung of central Taiwan on Monday morning.
Explosions were heard around 5:51 a.m., according to the website of the … More >
India Jan 31 2016 “Factories”
Four workers injured in fire at Titagarh sawmill
Updated: 2016-02-01-00:30
At least four workers suffered severe burns when the sawmill they worked in caught fire around an hour after Saturday midnight. Six fire engines took nearly three hours to douse the flames at the establishment at Titagarh in… More >
Philippines Jan 31 2016 “Other”
Truck catches fire along Katipunan Avenue
Updated: 2016-01-31-11:09
A 12-wheeler trailer truck caught fire while cruising along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City, before dawn Sunday.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's Metrobase said the trailer truck transporting dozens of boxes of ju… More >
India Jan 31 2016 “Other”
Fire at book fair, Hindu hostel
Updated: 2016-01-31-09:24
Bitter memories of 1997 flashed in the minds of book lovers and publishers when a fire broke out at the book fair on Saturday morning. But the flames were doused within minutes, before it could spread to any book stall.
According to fire of… More >
India Jan 31 2016 “Stores”
67 shops razed in Pasighat fire
Updated: 2016-01-31-09:03
At least 67 shops were destroyed in a fire in the main market of Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh's East Siang district on Thursday night. A nearby fruit and vegetable market was also partially damaged.
No casualty was reported, said a source… More >
Brunei Jan 31 2016 “Houses”
80 squatter houses destroyed in fire near Tawau old airport
Updated: 2016-01-31
About 1,000 residents living near Tawau Old Airport here were left only with the clothes on their back in a fire which destroyed 80 squatter houses in the area yesterday.
Tawau Fire and Rescue chief Ismaidi Ismail said… More >