Philippines Aug 31 2014 “Factories”
Fire at Muntinlupa paper factory still going on after 12 hours
Updated: 2014-09-01-09:35
A fire of undetermined origin razed a paper factory in Muntinlupa City and has yet to be put out more than 12 hours after it started Sunday night.
Investigators are still determining what caused the fire, whic… More >
Nepal Aug 31 2014 “Factories”
Fire at Pashmina factory inflicts Rs 20mln loss
Updated: 2014-08-31-17:39
KATHMANDU: Property worth Rs 20 million was destroyed when a fire broke out at S.K. Pashmina Factory at Goldhunga-6 on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
Police said electric short circuit caused the massive fire at around 5:30 am… More >
China Aug 29 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Three burned in fireworks accident in car
Updated: 2014-09-01-14:57
Three men in Huizhou, Guangdong province, were burned on Friday when fireworks in a car were ignited by lit firecrackers thrown outside the car but blown back into the vehicle by the wind.
Huang Wensheng, who suffered 60 percent bu… More >
Indonesia Aug 28 2014 “Other”
Gas-line explosion causes huge fire in Subang
Updated: 2014-08-28-18:14
The explosion of a gas line in Subang, West Java, belonging to state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, caused a serious fire on Thursday.
“The Pertamina-owned gas-line explosion caused around 50 meter-high fla… More >
Thailand Aug 28 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Ex-envoy's car in flames on holiday trip
Updated: 2014-08-28-20:29
The car of former ambassador Pitaya Pukaman burns furiously in Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya province on Thursday. (Photo by Soonthorn Pongpao)
A former diplomat's holiday trip to Chiang Rai went up in smoke on Thursday after … More >
Indonesia Aug 28 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Transjakarta bus catches fire
Updated: 2014-08-28-12:34
A Transjakarta bus with serial number TJ 0022 caught fire before reaching a bus station near the Al Azhar Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta on Thursday.
A number of explosions were heard emanating from the ill-fated bus, which started to catch… More >
Indonesia Aug 28 2014 “Houses” “Other”
Gas-line explosion causes huge fire in Subang
Updated: 2014-08-28-18:14
The explosion of a gas line in Subang, West Java, belonging to state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, caused a serious fire on Thursday.
“The Pertamina-owned gas-line explosion caused around 50 meter-high flames and se… More >
Vietnam Aug 27 2014 “Factories”
Huge blaze
Updated: 2014-08-29-08:56
A fire broke out at a wood processing company in HCM City's Binh Chanh District yesterday morning, destroying its 1,000-square-metre workshop.
The local police mobilised more than 20 fire engines and 100 firefighters to extinguish the blaze, which was finally… More >
Thailand Aug 27 2014 “Stores”
Fire hits Poipet market
Updated: 2014-08-29-01:00
A fire broke out at a Poipet border market adjacent to Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district yesterday morning, destroying a stock of second-hand clothes.
A private school, Bridgeton, located nearby was forced to suspend classes for about an hour. Som… More >
China Aug 27 2014 “Houses” “Other”
One killed, 8 injured in Beijing residence blast
Updated: 2014-08-29-08:43
BEIJING - An elderly woman was killed and eight others were injured in an explosion early Friday at a residential building in Beijing, said local authorities.
The explosion occurred at around 5:30 a.m. in an apartment on th… More >