Thailand Dec 14 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Tourist goes wild, torches bikes
Updated: 2013-12-14-18:38
Australian tourist Kent Wesley Farrar is treated for a head injury following a fight with a motorbike rental operator in Trat on Saturday. (Photos by Jakkrit Waewkraihong)
Police survey the damage at the motorcycle rental shop after the t… More >
Philippines Dec 14 2013 “Houses”
Report: 1 killed, 2 hurt in Cebu fire
Updated: 2013-12-14-10:12
At least one person was reported killed while two were injured in a fire that hit a residential area early Saturday.
The fire occurred at Barangay Kamagayan in Cebu City, radio dzBB's Jefrey Tumulak reported.
The report did not immed… More >
Philippines Dec 13 2013 “Houses”
Gov asks for vigilance vs fire
Updated: 2013-12-14-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - Gov. Hilario Davide III yesterday appealed to the public to be more vigilant after at least eight fire incidents were reported in Cebu since the start of December.
“Bantayan gyod ning mga (Be on the lookout for possible) … More >
Singapore Dec 13 2013 “Houses” “Warehouses”
Fire breaks out at arowana fish farm
Updated: 2013-12-16-12:00
SINGAPORE - Mr Eugene Ng was in the showroom of arowana breeding farm Glex Aquatics on Friday when he saw flames rising from a stretch of storage sheds metres away from him.
The 41-year-old, who is in charge of the farm's arowana showr… More >
Singapore Dec 13 2013 “Apartment houses”
Fire at Bukit Panjang flat, no reported casualties
Updated: 2013-12-13-11:59
A fire broke out in at Block 415 Saujana Road in the Bukit Panjang area on Friday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it received a call at 11.04 am in relation to a fire incident on the 9th floor o… More >
India Dec 13 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Schoolbus on fire, driver rescues kids
Updated: 2013-12-15-01:54
MUMBAI: A quick-acting driver averted a major tragedy when the bus in which he was ferrying eight kindergarten students caught fire in Andheri (W) on Saturday.
Baba Patel (36), the driver, heard a loud sound before smoke started eman… More >
India Dec 13 2013 “Building”
Massive fire in Mumbai’s 26-storey building
Updated: 2013-12-13-21:09
(The blaze started in the 26-storey Mount Plant building in Kemps Corner area.)
MUMBAI: A major fire broke out on the 12th floor of a high-rise residential building in south Mumbai on Friday evening and at least six firemen wer… More >
Nepal Dec 12 2013 “Stores”
Properties worth Rs 5.4 mln gutted
Updated: 2013-12-12-17:26
KATHMANDU: Properties worth Rs 5.4 million were gutted in two separate incidents of fire reported from Baneshwor-34, Kathmandu and Imadol-5, Lalitpur.
According to police, fire broke out at a Baneshwor-based clothes store at around 6:40 p… More >
Nepal Dec 12 2013 “Houses”
Fire guts 10 houses to cinder in Saptari
Updated: 2013-12-12-20:28
SAPTARI: Ten houses were gutted after a fire broke out at Kajauli tole in Mahadeva VDC in Saptari district on Wednesday night.
Police said that 10 houses were destroyed in the fire that broke out from the house of local Dhurba Yadav… More >
Korea Dec 12 2013 “Apartment houses”
Fire at apartment kills four in Busan
Updated: 2013-12-12-18:08
By Bahk Eun-ji
A mother and her three children were killed in Busan after a fire broke out in their apartment, police said Wednesday.
Firefighters said two of the dead children, a girl aged one and an eight year old boy were found in t… More >