Bangladesh Nov 07 2014 “Factories”
Fire guts blanket factory inside Dhaka Central Jail
Updated: 2014-11-07-19:38
A fire at a factory inside Dhaka Central Jail in capital Dhaka’s Bakshibazar has burned blankets worth millions of takas.
Fire Service Control Room officer Mohammad Ali said the fire broke out at privately owned ‘Kaja… More >
Bangladesh Nov 07 2014 “Warehouses”
Fire at Bongshal warehouse
Updated: 2014-11-07-14:11
A fire has ravaged a motor parts warehouse at Dhaka's Bongshal.
The storehouse, located on a building’s third floor, caught fire around 1pm on Friday, fire service control room officer Brajen Kumar Sarkar said.
Two firefighting units brought th… More >
Bangladesh Nov 07 2014 “Other”
Air conditioner explodes in Dhaka, kills one
Updated: 2014-11-07-16:48
A man has been killed when an air conditioner exploded during repairs in Dhaka's Gulshan, police say.
Friday afternoon's incident left two others injured.
Gulshan police OC Rafiqul Islam said the accident took place on the … More >
Indonesia Nov 06 2014 “Shipboard”
4 injured as speedboat catches fire
Updated: 2014-11-08-04:37
A speedboat transporting 16 passengers, including nine foreigners, suddenly caught fire in Lembongan waters, off Bali island, on Friday, with four passengers being injured in the incident.
Klungkung Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Ni Wayan… More >
Vietnam Nov 06 2014 “Other”
Four die in Lang Son karaoke bar blaze
Updated: 2014-11-07-14:49
Four people died in a fire at a three-storey karaoke bar in the northern province of Lang Son's Lang Son City yesterday.
Four people died in a fire at a three-storey karaoke bar in the northern province of Lang Son's Lang Son City y… More >
Thailand Nov 06 2014 “Warehouses”
Warehouse of tv set manufacturer in Prachin Buri burnt down
Updated: 2014-11-07-10:27
A warehouse building of Thai Habel Industrial, the manufacturer of Mitsui TV sets, was burnt down late Thursday night, police said.
The fire broke out at 10:30 pm and about ten fire engines took over three hours … More >
Cambodia Nov 06 2014 “Other”
Club blaze kills three, injures two
Updated: 2014-11-06
Three people died and two others were injured yesterday when fire ravaged the inside of the Key Club, an entertainment venue in the capital’s Meanchey district, commune police said.
Yem Sovathdeth, 32, the general manager and pregnant wife of… More >
Nepal Nov 05 2014 “Houses”
Four houses gutted
Updated: 2014-11-05-22:04
RANKEBAZAAR: At least four houses turned into ashes after a massive fire broke out at Chilingden VDC-7 in Panchthar today morning. Three other houses were affected while bringing the fire under control.
The blaze spread from a house belonging to Bishn… More >
Philippines Nov 05 2014 “Houses”
80 families left homeless in Cavite fire
Updated: 2014-11-07-08:42
An electronics engineer died after being trapped inside his burning house in Cavite on Thursday night.
Reports said that Jade Lapasaran, 27, was overwhelmed by the thick smoke and fainted during the fire that started around 9 p.m. … More >
India Nov 05 2014 “Houses”
Fire destroys 50 shanties in south Delhi
Updated: 2014-11-06-12:09
Several families were left homeless after a fire broke out at a slum in south Delhi's Andrews Ganj area on Tuesday evening. Fire officials said almost 50 shanties were gutted.
The incident took place around 4.30pm at the Kasturba … More >