Bangladesh Feb 08 2014 “Houses”
Child dies in Moghbazar fire
Updated: 2014-02-08-09:36
A child was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at Modhubagh in Dhaka's Moghbazar area on Saturday.
The fire started around 8:15am at a slum, adjacent to Hatirjheel, Fire Service official Mohammad Ali told bdnews24.com.
Some 13 fire figh… More >
Malaysia Feb 06 2014 “Building” “Hospitals”
Fire At Control Room Of Air Handling Unit At KL Hospital Put Out Quickly
Updated: 2014-02-06-12:00
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- A fire triggered by what is believed to be a short circuit occurred at the control room of the air handling unit (AHU) at the Specialist and Day Care Complex of the Kua… More >
Vietnam Feb 06 2014 “Houses”
Five houses burnt in severe fire
Updated: 2014-02-08-08:54
BINH DUONG (VNS) — A fire burnt five houses to the ground in southern Binh Duong Province yesterday.
The fire started on a lawn under a high-voltage electricity line on Tan Hoa Street, Di An Township around mid-day, with flames spreading to… More >
Nepal Feb 05 2014 “Building” “Factories”
Garment factory fire guts property worth Rs 10 mln
Updated: 2014-02-05-12:21
KATHMANDU: A fire that broke out at a garment factory in Bhimsengola this morning reportedly gutted property worth Rs 10 million.
According DSP Rewati Dhakal, In-charge of Metropolitan Police Circle, Baneshwor, the cause b… More >
Philippines Feb 04 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Bus catches fire on Skyway; 4 hurt in 3-bus accident near NLEX
Updated: 2014-02-04-15:46
Early morning rush hour traffic along the Skyway in southern Metro Manila was disrupted Tuesday morning after a bus caught fire at the Skyway's ground level in Alabang.
Skyway traffic management and security … More >
Myanmar Feb 04 2014 “Houses”
Fire at Myanmar refugee camp in Tak
Updated: 2014-02-04-11:45
A fire at the Myanmar refugee camp at Ban Um Piam in tambon Khirirat of Tak's Phop Phra district on Tuesday morning, destroyed 20 makeshift shelters, Spring News reported.
Fire engines from Phop Phra district rushed to the scene but it … More >
Nepal Feb 03 2014 “Houses”
Fire guts property worth Rs 9.4 mln
Updated: 2014-02-03-15:03
PHIDIM: A fire that broke out at the house of one Nain Bahadur Dhakal in Aangsarang-3 here gutted property worth Rs 9.4 million today.
According to police Inspector Sanjiv Babu Khadka, the fire sparked from a butter lamp lit at the house… More >
Indonesia Feb 03 2014 “Forest”
Forest fires hit Riau’s regencies bordering with Malaysia
Updated: 2014-02-03-10:28
A lack of rainfall has caused difficulties in controlling fires that have already destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest and land in several areas of Riau province — with Meranti Islands and Bengkalis regencies, wh… More >
Bangladesh Feb 03 2014 “Shipboard”
Eleven die in boat fire
Updated: 2014-02-04-12:40
Rescuers have so far fished out 11 bodies from the Surma river in Sunamganj after a boat caught fire and sank on Monday night.
The police and fire service divers along with locals resumed rescue efforts on Tuesday morning after the fog cleared , … More >
Myanmar Feb 03 2014 “Building” “Factories”
Firefighters battle twin blazes
Updated: 2014-02-03
Firefighters extinguish flames at Thirimingalar Market in Kyeemyindaing township on January 28. (Zarni Phyo/The Myanmar Times)
Separate fires broke out in Yangon’s Kyeemyindaing and Bahan townships on the night of January 28, causing a total of m… More >