China Aug 01 2014 “Factories”
China factory blast reveals lax safety measures at work sites
Updated: 2014-08-03-07:48
NANJING - An explosion has killed 69 people and injured more than 180 others after ripping through a factory in east China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday morning, government sources said.
The blast gutted a whe… More >
Singapore Aug 01 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Car catches fire at Woodlands Industrial Park; no injuries
Updated: 2014-08-01-23:38
SINGAPORE - A red car caught fire near Woodlands Industrial Park E5 on Friday after giving out grey smoke.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it received a call requesting assistance at 4.58pm, and… More >
Philippines Aug 01 2014 “Houses”
Morning fire razes 4 houses in Pasil
Updated: 2014-08-02-12:00
Residents help put out the embers of a fire that struck Barangay Pasil, Cebu City yesterday morning. The fire burned down four houses and damaged three others. JOMARIE O. DICDICAN, USJ-R INTERN
CEBU, Philippines - Four houses were… More >
Myanmar Aug 01 2014 “Stores”
Muse market fire destroys over 300 shops
Updated: 2014-08-01
Websource:Myanmar.com
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China Jul 31 2014 “Other”
Kaohsiung rocked by underground blasts
Updated: 2014-08-02-12:00
A series of suspected gas explosions that shook Greater Kaohsiung from late Thursday night to early yesterday morning claimed at least 26 lives and injured 269 people.
The blasts tore through the city’s roads and dug a 100m trench u… More >
China Jul 31 2014 “Forest”
Forest fire approaches oil depot in east China
Updated: 2014-07-31-18:52
HANGZHOU - A forest fire broke out Thursday afternoon in east China's Zhejiang province, closing in on a temple and an oil depot nearby.
Firefighters, forest police and civilians are battling the fire, which is raging on a mo… More >
Indonesia Jul 30 2014 “Houses”
Fire ravages hundreds of homes in Kemayoran
Updated: 2014-08-01-07:42
A flash fire razed 125 homes on the densely populated Jl. Kemayoran Gembol in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
Pepen, an eye-witness, said it was not known where the fire started, but residents attempted to douse the fl… More >
China Jul 30 2014 “Factories”
Updated: 2014-08-01-07:06
NANJING - An explosion ripped through a chemical plant in East China's Changzhou city on Thursday evening.
No casualties have been reported so far following the blast, which occurred at 7:50 pm after a fire started at around 6 pm in the chemical plant of Yanjin Shihua Co.,… More >
Philippines Jul 30 2014 “Houses” “Stores”
Girl with disabilities injured in Borbon fire
Updated: 2014-08-01-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - A four-year-old girl with disabilities suffered burns when their rented house was destroyed in an evening fire Wednesday in Sitio Highway, Barangay Cadaruhan, Borbon.
Trisha Mae Hortelano was inside their h… More >
Indonesia Jul 29 2014 “Building” “Houses” “Schools”
Fire razes home, school in South Jakarta
Updated: 2014-07-31-7:45
While residents were celebrating Idul Fitri, a flash fire ripped through a residential area in Grogol Utara, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Jaka, a resident who witnessed the incident, said the fire started at a house… More >