India Aug 30 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
Syed Akbar| TNN | Aug 30, 2015, 09.17 AM IST
Two Killed: Meanwhile, two passengers died and 15 others received injuries as a lorry collided with a bus belonging to Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. The mishap occurred a few km away from the bus fire accident site.
The ill-fated bus was p… More >
India Aug 30 2015 “Automobile & Railway”
Syed Akbar| TNN | Aug 30, 2015, 09.17 AM IST
ANANTAPUR: About 40 passengers of a high-end bus had a miraculous escape after it caught fire at Timmampet village of Garladinne mandal in Anantapur district in the early hours of Sunday. The bus was proceeding to Kozhikode in Kerala from Hyderabad when … More >
Malaysia Aug 30 2015 “Houses”
Two Injured In Early Morning House Fire
Updated: 2015-09-03 12:00
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Two of seven family members were injured when their two-storey house went up in flames in Taman Lembah Keramat, here, on Sunday.
In the incident at about 5am, Ahmad Ismail, 64, and his son-in-law Ab… More >
Indonesia Aug 29 2015 “Forest”
Haze plagues Sumatra, fires destroy forests in Central Java
Updated: 2015-08-29 11:04
Haze that has been covering most parts of West Sumatra and Jambi is worsening, while fires are continuing to burn forested areas in the mountains of Central Java.
In Padang, West Sumatra, haze has reduced visibi… More >
Malaysia Aug 28 2015 “Factories”
Mattress Factory Razed In Chembong
Updated: 2015-08-28 12:00
REMBAU, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- A factory producing mattresses in the Chembong industrial area near here was destroyed in a fire tonight.
The incident which occurred at around 7.15pm burned the factory building, its equipment and machinery … More >
Philippines Aug 26 2015 “Houses”
Mabolo fire ‘started on purpose’ razes 6 houses
Updated: 2015-08-28-00:00
Just shortly after the heavy rain yesterday, a fire broke out and razed six houses at Sitio Sindulan, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City.
The fire, which residents believed was started on purpose, left 15 families comprising at leas… More >
Bangladesh Aug 26 2015 “Houses”
Keraniganj child dies of burn injuries after being treated for four days
Updated: 2015-08-26-17:41
A four-year-old boy has succumbed to burn injuries at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday after a four-day battle for survival.
Five members of a family had sustained burns in … More >
Indonesia Aug 26 2015 “Houses”
Greater Jakarta: House of Sampoerna boss catches fire
Updated: 2015-08-27 11:26
A private residence in the elite residential area of Widya Chandra, South Jakarta belonging to Soetjahjono Winarko, an executive with conglomerate the Sampoerna Group, caught fire on Wednesday morning.
Jhony Budiono,… More >
Singapore Aug 26 2015 “Apartment houses”
Two injured in fire at Teck Whye, block suffers power outage
Updated: 2015-08-26 19:50
SINGAPORE - A fire broke out in a 10th-floor unit at Block 3 Teck Whye Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, and a man and an eight-month-old baby were injured.
The baby, which was on the 12th floor of the block, was s… More >
Nepal Aug 26 2015 “Other”
Fire suspends operations at Dublin Airport
Updated: 2015-08-26 14:33
LONDON: Flight operations at Dublin Airport resumed Wednesday after a fire in a hangar forced runways to shut down.
The airport says in a statement that knock-on delays are expected throughout the morning after the 90-minute disr… More >