India Oct 22 2014 “Houses”
Mother, 2 kids burnt alive in house fire
Updated: 2014-10-26-08:56
Two children aged six months and three years and their mother were brunt alive, while another boy sustained severe burn injuries in a fire at their house in Tonk's Niwai area on Thursday night. The police suspect that the woman migh… More >
Philippines Oct 22 2014 “Other”
Refrigerator-triggered fire damages Naga airport
Updated: 2014-10-23-12:19
A fire believed caused by an exploding refrigerator damaged part of the pre-departure area of the Naga City airport in Bicol early Wednesday.
The refrigerator was located in one of the food stalls at the airport premises, G… More >
Philippines Oct 21 2014 “Building”
Fire guts Zamboanga del Norte town's municipal hall
Updated: 2014-10-21-16:08
Fire gutted the municipal building of Sirawai town, Zamboanga del Norte and a nearby house at past midnight Tuesday.
Capt. Franco Suelto, public information officer of the Philippine Army's 1st Division, said the municip… More >
Vietnam Oct 20 2014 “Factories”
Three die in fertiliser factory blast
Updated: 2014-10-20-08:35
Authorised agencies examine the scene of the fertiliser explosion, which killed three and injured four on Friday in HCM City's Thoi An Ward.
A fertiliser factory explosion killed three and injured four Friday in HCM C… More >
Philippines Oct 20 2014 “Houses”
Fire razes 50 Tondo homes, affects 150 families
Updated: 2014-10-20-22:29
A fire razed 50 houses in Manila's Tondo district shortly before noon Monday, affecting around 150 families.
The fire started at 11:34 a.m. at the back of the Pritil market in Tondo, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported.
Fire… More >
Philippines Oct 19 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Fire guts 2 houses, 1 taxi
Updated: 2014-10-20-12:00
A fire gutted two houses in Espina Village, B. Rodriguez Street Barangay Sambag II while minutes later, a taxi was engulfed in flames while traversing along Leon Kilat Street corner N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City, yesterday afternoon.
Mean… More >
India Oct 19 2014 “Factories”
11 die in cracker unit blast in Hyderabad
Updated: 2014-10-21-02:40
Eleven people, including nine women, were charred to death and eight injured in a blast at a fire cracker manufacturing unit-cum-godown at Vakatippa village of U Kottapalli mandal, 15 km from Kakinada town, on Monday.
According t… More >
Philippines Oct 19 2014 “Houses”
Fire guts 2 houses, 1 taxi
Updated: 2014-10-20-12:00
A fire gutted two houses in Espina Village, B. Rodriguez Street Barangay Sambag II while minutes later, a taxi was engulfed in flames while traversing along Leon Kilat Street corner N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City, yesterday afternoon.
Senior Fire … More >
Thailand Oct 19 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Train catches fire near Don Mueang
Updated: 2014-10-19-10:33
The locomotive of a Bangkok-bound overnight train caught fire as it approached Lak Si area, near Don Mueang police station on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported.
Reports said the fire started in a motor on a compressor cooling … More >
Thailand Oct 19 2014 “Houses”
Eldery woman dies in Ang Thong fire
Updated: 2014-10-19-10:20
An 80-year-old woman was found dead in a house which was burnt down in a fire that broke out early on Sunday in Muang district of Ang Thong province, police said.
Pol Lt Chakri Phan-ed, the duty officer at Muang district police station… More >