Philippines Dec 24 2014 “Houses”
P500k destroyed in QC fire
Updated: 2014-12-24-15:29
Some P500,000 in property was destroyed after a fire razed a house at Project 6 in Quezon City Wednesday afternoon.
No one was initially reported injured in the fire at the residential area at the corner of Road 3 and Road 7, radio dzBB's James … More >
Bangladesh Dec 24 2014 “Stores”
Fire rages through Singapore-Bangkok market in Chittagong
Updated: 2014-12-24-20:46
A fire has destroyed 120 shops in the Singapore-Bangkok Cooperatives Market and 60 houses at a nearby slum close at Agrabad Access Road in Chittagong.
The fire was brought under control around 9pm on Wednesday a… More >
Philippines Dec 22 2014 “Houses”
Fire believed caused by matches razes 3 houses in Manila
Updated: 2014-12-24-08:43
A fire believed caused by children playing with matches razed three houses in Manila's downtown area Tuesday night.
No one was initially reported injured in the fire at the corner of Lope de Vega and Alonzo Streets,… More >
Bangladesh Dec 22 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Fire guts bogie at Kamalapur
Updated: 2014-12-23-07:47
Fire gutted a bogie of the Parabat Express at the Kamalapur Railway Station in capital Dhaka on Tuesday.
Quoting railway officials, fire-fighters said the blaze had caused a damage of nearly Tk 500,000.
The carriage had been kept at the st… More >
Cambodia Dec 22 2014 “Houses”
Fire ravages land dispute site
Updated: 2014-12-22
At least two people were injured over the weekend when a wildfire swept across a Phnom Penh community that has been entangled in a land dispute for more than a decade.
The fire ripped through the capital’s Boeung Chhouk village in Russey Keo distr… More >
China Dec 21 2014 “Factories”
Shoe factory catches fire in Fuzhou
Updated: 2014-12-22-12:00
A fire broke out at a shoe factory in Fuzhou, Fujian province on Sunday morning and spread to 20 stores nearby, Southeast Express reported on Dec 22 Monday.
The fire started at around 6:30 am at the shoe factory in Guozhai village in G… More >
Malaysia Dec 21 2014 “Houses”
Five Houses Razed, Woman Dies In Dawn Fire
Updated: 2014-12-21-12:00
SHAH ALAM, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Five double-storey terrace houses in Kampung Rantau Panjang, Jalan Kapar, Klang were destroyed in an early morning fire which claimed the life of an Indonesian woman.
Sungai Pinang Fire and Rescue … More >
Malaysia Dec 21 2014 “Factories” “Houses”
Fire Destroys Two Factories, Squatter Houses In Kepayan
Updated: 2014-12-21-12:00
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Two factories and three squatter houses nearby were destroyed in a fire at Jalan Simpur, Kepayan early Sunday.
A spokesman at the State Fire and Rescue Department said five engines… More >
Nepal Dec 20 2014 “Stores”
Electric shop catches fire in Lalitpur
Updated: 2014-12-21-18:33
KATHMANDU: Properties worth Rs 150,000 were destroyed when an electric shop caught fire in Chaukhel of Lalitpur on Saturday.
According to police, the shop owned by Sanjaya Raut, operated in a rented room at the house of Karishma Manan… More >
Nepal Dec 20 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Two killed in Nawalparasi bus-bike collision
Updated: 2014-12-20-18:55
NAWALPARASI: Two persons were killed when a bus and a motorcycle collided in Nawalparasi on Saturday evening.
Two persons riding on the motorcycle died when their two-wheeler was hit by a bus (Na 3 Kha 571) in a forest between… More >