Nepal Jan 20 2015 “Houses”
Candle sparks fire‚ man dies
Updated: 2015-01-20-18:36
KATHMANDU: A 50-year-old man was burned to death while a candle sparked fire into his clothes in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Raju Maharjan of KhasiBazaar of Kirtipur Municipality-5 of Kathmandu was asleep while his clothes caught candle fire. … More >
China Jan 20 2015 “Factories”
Explosion hits chemical plant in NE China
Updated: 2015-01-20-16:43
SHENYANG - An explosion ripped through a chemical plant in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday afternoon, local authorities said.
Fire fighters have arrived at the plant in the city of Liaoyang to put out the explosion-… More >
Brunei Jan 19 2015 “Building”
Fire at Immigration Department building quickly doused
Updated: 2015-01-19-12:00
A FIRE broke out at the Immigration and National Registration Department building Saturday evening, but the blaze was quickly controlled, preventing major loss of government property.
The blaze was sparked by an overh… More >
Singapore Jan 19 2015 “Apartment houses”
Fire at HDB block in Jalan Damai, near Bedok Reservoir; nobody badly hurt
Updated: 2015-01-19 22:54
SINGAPORE - A fire broke out at a HDB block in Jalan Damai on Monday evening, leaving residents stranded at the void deck but nobody seriously hurt.
The fire is believed to have originated from con… More >
Philippines Jan 18 2015 “Houses”
Fire razes houses in Iloilo City residential area
Updated: 2015-01-21-04:53
A fire of undetermined origin hit a residential area in Iloilo City Monday, destroying two houses and causing tension among residents.
The fire at Zone 1 Baldoza in the city's La Paz district started at about 11 a.m., GMA … More >
Philippines Jan 18 2015 “Other”
Fire hits market stalls in Misamis Oriental; P150k in property destroyed
Updated: 2015-01-21-08:28
Some P150,000 in property was destroyed after a fire hit seven stalls at a public market in Libertad town in Misamis Oriental Monday night.
Firefighters from nearby towns including Naawan, Manticao a… More >
Vietnam Jan 18 2015 “Stores”
Blaze burns down City rattan shop
Updated: 2015-01-19-09:27
A blaze burnt down a rattan and bamboo shop on Tran Quy Road in District 11's Ward 6 yesterday.
A blaze burnt down a rattan and bamboo shop on Tran Quy Road in District 11's Ward 6 yesterday.
The shop's staff and neighbours could not con… More >
Nepal Jan 18 2015 “Other”
Saptari woman sets self on fire to death
Updated: 2015-01-19-14:38
RAJBIRAJ: A woman from Malekpur of Saptari committed suicide by setting herself on fire on Sunday.
Anup Devi Sah (27) from Malekpur-3 poured kerosene over the body and burned herself, police said.
It has been learnt that she kille… More >
Nepal Jan 18 2015 “Houses”
Elderly succumbs to burn injuries
Updated: 2015-01-19-18:28
KATHMANDU: A 70-year-old man was burned to death in a fire that his house caught in Tripureshwor of the Capital on Sunday night.
Bhagawat Rajbhandari was inside the room while the house that his brother Umesh recently sold in Tripureshwor… More >
Singapore Jan 18 2015 “Stores”
Fire at Good Good's Eating House coffeeshop on 5 Guillemard Road
Updated: 2015-01-18 20:38
SINGAPORE - A fire broke out at a coffeeshop on 5 Guillemard Road earlier this evening.
No injuries were reported and flames were doused by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) by about 5.20pm.
Tenant… More >