China Jan 08 2014 “Houses”
3 children killed in north China fire
Updated: 2014-01-08-22:07
HOHHOT - Three children were killed in a fire on Wednesday when they were playing in stacks of corn stalks in a village in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said.
The fire broke out around 3 pm when seven… More >
Myanmar Jan 08 2014 “Building” “Stores”
Daka market fire destroys five shoping stalls
Updated: 2014-01-08
Websource:Myanmar.com
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Indonesia Jan 07 2014 “Building” “Schools”
Fire destroys UI building
Updated: 2014-01-08-09:22
A fire gutted the University of Indonesia’s (UI) School of Social and Political Sciences in Depok, West Java, Tuesday, reducing a vast collection of literature and research archives to ashes.
Depok Police chief Sr. Comr. Achmad Kartiko said the fi… More >
Nepal Jan 07 2014 “Houses”
Fire guts property worth around Rs. 1.5 mln
Updated: 2014-01-07-16:41
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs. 1.5 million was reduced to ashes when fire broke out at the Machhapuchhare Tyre House of Devendra Paudel at Bafal on Tuesday morning.
The inferno which broke out due to electric short circuit … More >
India Jan 07 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Nine killed as Mumbai-Dehradun Express catches fire in Thane
Updated: 2014-01-08-07:46
(The fire is believed to have erupted in one bogie and quickly spread to two other bogies, catching the passengers in their sleep around 2.30am on Wednesday.)
MUMBAI: Nine people were charred to death when a fir… More >
Brunei Jan 07 2014 “Automobile & Railway”
Car bursts into flames at Jerudong Highway
Updated: 2014-01-07
The burnt car at the Jerudong Highway
The bad traffic conditions following the incident. PHOTOS: SYAFIQ AFFENDY
MOTORISTS travelling between Jerudong and Sengkurong were caught up in a traffic jam on Sunday night after a car burst int… More >
Malaysia Jan 06 2014 “Stores”
60 Shops Razed In Fire At Duty Free Zone Complex In Rantau Panjang
Updated: 2014-01-07-12:00
RANTAU PANJANG, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- About 60 shop units in the Duty Free Zone Complex in Rantau Panjang, which is famous among tourists, were destroyed in a fire at about 11.30 last night.
Kelantan Fire and … More >
China Jan 06 2014 “Houses”
Couple killed in fire in Xiaoshan
Updated: 2014-01-06-14:54
A fire killed a couple in their home in the Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province on Monday morning, according to China News Service.
The fire broke out at 3:17 am on the third floor of a residential building … More >
Thailand Jan 06 2014 “Houses”
Fire destroys 15 houses in Bang Sue
Updated: 2014-01-06-20:20
A fire broke out in a packed community near Bang Sue train station on Monday evening, reports said.
At least 15 houses were destroyed by the blaze, which began about 6pm. No injuries were reported.
Fire fighters took over an hour to br… More >
Bangladesh Jan 06 2014 “Houses”
Fire razes 35 shanties
Updated: 2014-01-06-20:45
A fire at a slum in Chittagong’s Khulshi has destroyed 35 shacks.
“The fire broke out at 1pm Monday burning homes and belongings of the poor people of the slum,” Jashim Uddin, Deputy Assistant Director of Fire Service in Chittagong, told bdnews24.c… More >