China Feb 06 2015 “Warehouses”
9-year-old boy triggered S China fire that killed 17
Updated: 2015-02-06 20:06
HUIZHOU, Guangdong - A warehouse fire that killed 17 people in south China's Guangdong Province was started by a 9-year-old boy playing with fire in the warehouse, local police department said on Friday.
The fire broke o… More >
India Feb 05 2015 “Office bldg.”
Fire at a multi-storey office building
Updated: 2015-02-05-10:19
A fire on Thursday broke out at the fifth floor of a multi-storey office building on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in south Kolkata.
Fire brigade and police officers said that ten fire tenders have already rushed to the spot to fight the bl… More >
Philippines Feb 04 2015 “Other”
Fire hits QC post office
Updated: 2015-02-05-05:55
A fire of undetermined origin razed the second floor of the Quezon City Post Office before dawn Thursday.
No one was initially reported injured in the fire, which reached the second alarm as of 5:32 a.m., radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported.
The r… More >
Thailand Feb 04 2015 “Houses” “Stores”
Three die in Kalasin house fire
Updated: 2015-02-04-14:40
A mother and her two children were killed early Wednesday morning in a fire that razed their home in Kalasin's Kuchinarai district.
Police were alerted at shortly after midnight to the fire and fire fighters wrestled with the flames for mor… More >
Laos Feb 04 2015 “Houses”
27 houses burns down in Dongpalane
Updated: 2015-02-04-12:00
Web Source: Lao News Agency
http://kpl.gov.la/Media/Upload/Newspaper/en/2015/02/2083/… More >
Malaysia Feb 04 2015 “Houses”
Eight-Year-Old Girl Dies In Kuala Lipis Blaze
Updated: 2015-02-04 12:00
KUANTAN, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- An eight-year-old girl was burnt to death while her elder sister sustained multiple burns on the head and body when their house caught fire near Kuala Lipis early today.
Nur Ain Nadirah Roslan died… More >
Vietnam Feb 03 2015 “Shipboard”
16 foreign tourists rescued from burning ship
Updated: 2015-02-04-12:24
A cruise ship carrying 25 people, including 16 foreign tourists, suddenly caught fire on Tuesday evening in Ha Long Bay in the northern Quang Ninh province.
The fire broke out at about 8pm, while the ship lay anchored in the b… More >
Philippines Feb 03 2015 “Apartment houses”
Apartment gutted by fire; damage pegged at P150T
Updated: 2015-02-04-12:00
A three-storey apartment building was gutted by fire yesterday morning in Barangay Sambag II, leaving an estimated structural damage of P150,000.
The 53-year-old apartment in Sitio Tambis is owned by Tony Allego. Senior Fir… More >
Vietnam Feb 03 2015 “Stores”
Blaze destroys bag shop in Ha Noi
Updated: 2015-02-03-13:32
A blaze occurs early morning at a bag shop next to Ba Kieu Temple in Ha Noi centre.
A blaze destroyed a two-storey house, with a bag shop on the first floor, early today in Ha Noi's Dinh Tien Hoang Street.
Initial investigations revealed… More >
Brunei Feb 03 2015 “Houses”
Fire destroys house at Jln Tanjong Lurus
Updated: 2015-02-03-12:00
A WOODEN house in Jalan Tanjong Lurus was completely destroyed after it was engulfed by fire yesterday morning.
According to a press statement, the Fire and Rescue Department, which received a distress call at 3.52am, dispatched 11… More >