Singapore Aug 17 2014 “Factories”
Morning blaze at factory in Sungei Kadut, North western Singapore
Updated: 2014-08-17-15:01
SINGAPORE- Two men were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a factory in Sungei Kadut on Sunday morning.
Residents in the Chua Chu Kang area reported seeing large plumes of black smoke rising from … More >
Bangladesh Aug 17 2014 “Building”
Fire engulfs Moghbazar building
Updated: 2014-08-17-13:45
A fire has broken out in a 6-storey building at Dhaka's Moghbazar area on Sunday.
Fire Service Control Room's duty officer Shahzadi Sultana said that the fire started at the fourth floor of the six-storey building, SK Tower around 1 pm.
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Nepal Aug 15 2014 “Warehouses”
Fire guts property worth Rs 300‚000
Updated: 2014-08-15-18:16
KATHMANDU: A fire that erupted in a godown of chargeable batteries in Balaju gutted properties worth Rs 300,000. The godown of Sunrise Energy Nepal Pvt. Ltd caught fire due to electric short circuit at around 1:30 pm. The godown is situ… More >
Philippines Aug 15 2014 “Houses” “Stores”
Fire hits Muntinlupa used clothing shop, 5 houses
Updated: 2014-08-17-03:55
A fire hit a residential area along Cattleya Street in Lakeview Homes in Barangay Putatan in Muntinlupa City Saturday afternoon.
No one was reported injured in the fire, radio dzBB's Cecilia Villarosa reported.
GMA News' … More >
Philippines Aug 15 2014 “Houses”
Fire destroys 6 Sta Ana houses
Updated: 2014-08-16-05:36
Around six houses, most of them made of light materials, were razed in a Saturday morning fire in Manila's Sta. Ana district.
No one was reported injured in the fire which started shortly before 4 a.m., reached the second alarm, and was plac… More >
China Aug 14 2014 “Building”
Woman dies after Sindian blast
Updated: 2014-08-17-12:00
The death early yesterday of a woman injured in Friday’s gas explosion in New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店) raised the number of fatalities to two, according to a hospital in Taipei.
The 59-year-old woman, the only victim sent to Wan Fa… More >
Indonesia Aug 14 2014 “Stores”
Soekarno-Hatta returns to normal after fire in Terminal 2
Updated: 2014-08-14-11:34
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) says that the country's main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Banten, just west of Jakarta, is operating normally following a fire… More >
Philippines Aug 14 2014 “Houses”
92-year-old man dies in Abra fire
Updated: 2014-08-15-12:55
A 92-year-old man died in a fire that hit a house in Bangued town in Abra province Thursday.
The fire occurred at Zone 6 (Sinapangan) in Bangued town, GMA Ilocos reported.
"Kagigising ko lang kaninang lumiyab, hindi ko na naisalba," said… More >
Philippines Aug 14 2014 “Houses”
26 families lose homes in Taguig fire
Updated: 2014-08-15-09:45
Nearly 30 families lost their homes in a fire that hit a residential area in Taguig City Thursday night.
Some P70,000(1,601$:1PHP=0.022878USD,14/08/18 rate) was destroyed in the fire at Tawi-Tawi Street in Barangay Maharlika, GMA News… More >
Philippines Aug 13 2014 “Forest”
Forest fire hits Lignon Hills in Albay
Updated: 2014-08-15-08:27
A forest fire of undetermined origin hit a part of the Lignon Hills nature park in Legazpi City in Albay province on Thursday.
The fire spread before the caretakers keeping watch over the area could notice it, GMA Bicol's Maila Aycoc… More >