Nepal Feb 14 2014 “Other”
Triple fire reported‚ property worth millions gutted
Updated: 2014-02-14-16:40
KATHMANDU: Three separate instances of fire were reported in Kathmandu on Friday alone, incurring the damage of huge amount of properties.
In a fire that broke out at an underground parking lot at Bishalbazar due to gene… More >
Malaysia Feb 14 2014 “Forest”
380 Hectares Of Forest On Fire In Dungun
Updated: 2014-02-15-12:00
DUNGUN, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The peat forest fire in Kampung Tok Kah continues to spread, now affecting about 380 hectares over a period of 20 days.
Dungun Fire and Rescue station chief Nor Azizi Che Noh said firefighters were still … More >
Philippines Feb 13 2014 “Building”
Fire hits Court of Appeals building in Manila
Updated: 2014-02-13-17:54
A fire broke out inside the premises of the Court of Appeals in Manila on Thursday.
SFO3 John Joseph Jalique of the Manila Fire Department said the fire started at the back portion of the CA's Archive Section … More >
Singapore Feb 13 2014 “Houses”
Man gets 8 years' jail for starting fire at home which killed his father
Updated: 2014-02-13-17:59
A 33-year-old man who set his family home on fire and caused the death of his father, was on Thursday sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of culpable homicide not amoun… More >
Singapore Feb 13 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Fire breaks out at Toh Guan Road carpark, explosions heard
Updated: 2014-02-13-21:10
A fire broke out in a carpark along Toh Guan Road on Thursday evening at about 5.30pm. Residents said that the fire started in a van, and spread to two motorcycles.
Mr Andrew Yeo, 49, said that he was parking his c… More >
Korea Feb 13 2014 “Factories” “Other”
Binggrae's tank explosion injures 3 with gas leak
Updated: 2014-02-13-16:49
A pipeline connected to a gas tank at confectionary maker Binggrae’s factory in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, exploded, injuring three employees, police said Thursday. The explosion also created a massive gaseous ammonia clo… More >
China Feb 13 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Boy dies after truck caught fire
Updated: 2014-02-13-16:24
A 5-year-old boy who was left alone in a truck by his father was killed when the vehicle caught fire, Modern Express reported on Thursday.
The accident occurred at around 2:50 pm on Feb 11 in Wujin of Changzhou, Jiangsu province. The father … More >
Philippines Feb 12 2014 “Houses”
One killed in España, Manila fire
Updated: 2014-02-12-18:04
Fire razes a row of houses along España Boulevard, Manila on Wednesday, February 12, prompting officials of the nearby Ramon Magsaysay High School to evacuate students. One man died in the blaze. Lia Mañalac Del Castillo
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Nepal Feb 12 2014 “Houses”
Saptari fire guts properties worth Rs 5 lakhs
Updated: 2014-02-12 17:35
RAJBIRAJ: Properties worth Rs 500,000 were gutted in a fire in Boriya village of Saptari on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire that sparked from a cowshed of Puranmal Yadav in Boriya-6 destroyed three houses belonging to him.
Likew… More >
Nepal Feb 12 2014 “Factories”
Garment factory catches fire
Updated: 2014-02-12-17:42
KATHMANDU: Properties worth approximately Rs 1.4 million were reduced to ashes as a garment factory at Gangabau-8 in the Capital caught a fire yesterday night.
Short circuit is believed to be the cause of the fire.
The factory is owned by Bibe… More >