China Nov 10 2015 “Stores”
Quick response to store fire
Updated: 2015-11-12 12:00
A fire was caused by a short circuit at a frontage shop on Nanyuan Road in Taicang city, Jiangsu province, at 4:20 pm on Nov 10.
Local firefighters arrived at the scene after an emergency call, and the fire was put out in minutes.
Several ox… More >
Korea Nov 10 2015 “Factories”
Fire in Daewoo shipyard kills one, injures seven
Updated: 2015-11-10 21:24
By Kim Se-jeong
A fire at a shipbuilding yard on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province, killed one worker and injured seven others, Tuesday.
According to officials at Geoje Police Station, the blaze began around 10:40 a… More >
Korea Nov 10 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
BMW vehicles catch fire on road
Updated: 2015-11-10 17:44
By Lee Hyo-sik
Four BMW vehicles caught fire here over the past week while being driven, raising concerns among owners of cars made in Germany. The incidents will likely further raise concerns about the safety and reliability of German auto… More >
Philippines Nov 09 2015 “Houses”
Tuesday night fire in Tondo, Manila affects 30 families
Updated: 2015-11-11-01:06
A Tuesday night fire in Tondo, Manila left some 30 families homeless, GMA 7 late night news program “Saksi” reported.
The fire started past 8 p.m., and firefighters had the blaze under control by 10:31 p.m.
No one w… More >
India Nov 09 2015 “Other”
2k cylinders burst in fire, 55 huts gutted
Updated: 2015-11-11-03:21
Over 55 jhopris or huts were gutted to ashes in a massive fire here in the Banjara Basti, on Tuesday morning. A highly stressful fire-fighting operation took five to six hours to tame the fire as Banjara Basti is a centrally locat… More >
Cambodia Nov 09 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
Woman dies in flames in tragic crash
Updated: 2015-11-09
An apparent car chase in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district ended with one woman burned to death after the vehicles veered into a small shop selling gasoline, which burst into flames.
District police chief Teang Chansa said the cause of the ac… More >
Nepal Nov 09 2015 “Houses”
Property destroyed in Bouddha fire
Updated: 2015-11-09 18:47
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 600,000 including Rs 15,000 in cash have been destroyed by a fire in Bouddha of Kathmandu on Monday.
An electric short circuit sparked the fire in the house of Surya Lal Prajapati.
Property of three … More >
Philippines Nov 08 2015 “Houses”
Fire razes two houses, barangay hall
Updated: 2015-11-11-00:00
A fire burned down two residential units and a barangay hall at past 8 p.m Monday at sitio Parola in Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City.
Senior Fire Officer 1 Hadjiloden Samonte of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire District said the fire was caused by… More >
India Nov 08 2015 “Other”
Close shave for 20 as DTC bus catches fire
Updated: 2015-11-10-00:00
Panic gripped passengers of a low-floor DTC bus after the vehicle caught fire right below a Metro corridor in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area on Monday morning. Some commuters alleged that the flames went so high that they almost t… More >
Nepal Nov 08 2015 “Other”
Bike catches fire just after refilling fuel
Updated: 2015-11-08 19:16
KATHMANDU: A motorbike caught fire while its rider was starting it, in Naya Naikap of Kathmandu.
Nikes Maharjan (18) from Naya Naikap, Chandragiri-22, was starting his two-wheeler (Ba 63 Pa 5549) after refilling petrol at the lo… More >