Bangladesh Nov 13 2015 “Other”
Wari gas line explosion claims one life
Updated: 2015-11-14-14:42
One of three persons injured in a gas supply line explosion in the capital’s Wari area on Friday has died.
Alamgir Hossain, 62, succumbed to his burns at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early on Saturday, said Partha … More >
Vietnam Nov 13 2015 “Factories”
Steam boiler explosion kills two at paper plant
Updated: 2015-11-13-17:50
The steam boiler explosion kills two early Friday morning in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
A steam boiler exploded early on Friday morning at the My Xuan Paper Plant in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung … More >
India Nov 13 2015 “Office bldg.”
Goonj’s Delhi office gutted in Diwali fire
Updated: 2015-11-13-20:15
After the Delhi centre of NGO Goonj was gutted in fire on the day of Diwali, its founder Anshu Gupta today alleged that the incident was caused by a firecracker and started an online campaign against the same.
"Here I was aski… More >
Nepal Nov 13 2015 “Other”
Scooter gutted in Bouddha fire
Updated: 2015-11-14 17:01
KATHMANDU: A scooter parked in front of the Hyatt Hotel in Bouddha, KMC-6 has been completely damaged in a fire on Friday.
The two-wheeler belonging to Asha Raj Lama had the registration number of Ba 65 Pa 5934.
Police said the reason behin… More >
Singapore Nov 13 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
Tampines 1 evacuated after car fire in basement
Updated: 2015-11-13 21:23
SINGAPORE - More than 200 shoppers and tenants at Tampines One were evacuated after a car caught fire in the basement of the shopping mall early Friday afternoon.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at 1.1… More >
Korea Nov 13 2015 “Apartment houses”
Manual laborer saves 13 people from deadly fire
Updated: 2015-11-13 18:35
By Kang Hyun-kyung
UIJEONGBU, Gyeonggi Province — Unbeknownst to Lee Seung-seon, the man who saved the lives of 13 people from the deadly fire last Jan. 10 that killed 5 people and injured 125 others, his risky jobs in th… More >
Philippines Nov 12 2015 “Factories”
Fire hits Quezon City factory, causes ashfall in Metro Manila
Updated: 2015-11-14-00:00
A firefighter reacts as ash falls outside a cardboard factory’s warehouse, which caught fire Thursday night, in Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City yesterday.
A fire broke out at a cardboard factory in Barangay B… More >
India Nov 12 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
Tragedy averted as fire breaks out at Ludhiana station
Updated: 2015-11-14-01:34
Fire broke out on the platform number two of Ludhiana railway station on Friday. A major tragedy was averted as the driver of a train increased the speed of locomotive that was passing through the platform at the time … More >
India Nov 12 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
Three trains catch fire at Puri station
Updated: 2015-11-13-09:09
Panic gripped Puri railway station as a massive fire engulfed three empty trains parked on different platforms on Thursday. No injury or death was reported, government railway police sources said.
Two sleeper coaches of Tirupati Exp… More >
India Nov 12 2015 “Warehouses”
Fire breaks out at Kashmere Gate in Delhi
Updated: 2015-11-12-19:34
A major fire has broken out at a godown in Kashmiri Gate, here, in Delhi reportedly.
According to sources, 18 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot.
More details are awaited.
Earlier, during the day a major fire broke out i… More >