Indonesia Jul 18 2014 “Apartment houses” “Building”
Fire destroys orphanage, killing 4
Updated: 2014-07-21-7:22
Fire engulfed the Moriah Orphanage in Lebong Gajah subdistrict in Palembang, South Sumatra at dawn on Saturday, killing four people who lived in the building.
According to neighbors, the blaze started in the middle of the night and was o… More >
Indonesia Jul 18 2014 “Factories”
1 dead, 6 injured in Kalideres fire
Updated: 2014-07-21-8:58
One person died and six others were seriously injured in a fire that ravaged a helmet factory on Jl. Prepedan Dalam in Kamal subdistrict, Kalideres, West Jakarta on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as 33-year-old Kusnadi, while the… More >
India Jul 18 2014 “Building”
Mumbai cops probe building fire
Updated: 2014-07-19-20:51
Mumbai cops are investigating the sequence of events that led to fire in a Mumbai highrise on Friday.
MUMBAI: City police on Saturday recorded the statements of 14 people associated with the ill-fated upscale commercial highrise in suburba… More >
Malaysia Jul 17 2014 “Factories”
Welding Workshop Almost Gutted In Fire
Updated: 2014-07-17-12:00
TAMPIN, July 17 (Bernama) -- A welding workshop at the Taman Gunung Mas small industry site, near here, was almost destroyed in a fire early Thursday.
Tampin Fire and Rescue Station operations officer, Roslan Sahrani said the emerge… More >
Korea Jul 17 2014 “Aircraft”
Five firefighters killed in helicopter crash
Updated: 2014-07-17-12:27
A firefighting helicopter crashed into a residential area of South Korea's southern city of Gwangju on Thursday, killing all five firefighters on board, officials said.
The chopper crashed into an uncrowded street near a … More >
China Jul 17 2014 “Houses”
Fire rips through Tibetan village
Updated: 2014-07-17-15:43
LANZHOU - More than 300 people have been left homeless after a fire ripped through a Tibetan village in Northwest China's Gansu province, authorities said on Thursday.
The fire broke out at 5 pm on Wednesday, engulfing 45 households, with… More >
Indonesia Jul 16 2014 “Building”
Fire ravages old temple in Magelang
Updated: 2014-07-16-20:51
A fire tore through Liong Hok Bio Temple in Magelang, Central Java, on Wednesday morning; the police are still investigating its cause.
Caretaker Sugito was the first to notice the fire and said it started around 1:30 a.m.
Five fire t… More >
Philippines Jul 15 2014 “Houses”
Fires hit two QC areas Wednesday morning
Updated: 2014-07-16-05:06
Despite the heavy rain and strong winds from Typhoon Glenda, two early morning fires broke out in Quezon City Wednesday.
A fire hit a residential area along Mayumi Street in Teachers Village, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported.
… More >
Thailand Jul 15 2014 “Forest”
Fire in Narathiwat peat swamp forest
Updated: 2014-07-15-11:31
A fire continued to destroy part of the Phru Toh Daeng peat forest in the southernmost province of Narathiwat on Tuesday.
It is the third day since the fire began in the peat bog in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat. An airborne survey … More >
China Jul 14 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
2 dead, 25 injured in explosion and fire aboard Guangzhou bus
Updated: 2014-07-16-06:55
At least two passengers were killed and 25 injured in a blast and fire on a public bus in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Tuesday night, according to sources with the Guangzhou bureau of public se… More >