Singapore Oct 18 2013 “Apartment houses”
Narrow escape from fire for four residents of Ang Mo Kio flat
Updated: 2013-10-18-11:01
Four residents of an Ang Mo Kio flat narrowly escaped a fire that broke out in their second floor unit on Friday morning.
Two jumped down to the ground floor from their kitchen window, while their two other f… More >
Malaysia Oct 18 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Car Catches Fire, Causes Massive Traffic Jam
Updated: 2013-10-18-12:00
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- A car skidded, hit the road divider and burst into flames in Jalan Tun Razak here, causing traffic congestion that stretched for up to five kilometres.
The driver, a 45-year-old man believed to … More >
Indonesia Oct 18 2013 “Shipboard”
Ship catches fire at TanjungEmas Port
Updated: 2013-10-18-20:52
The KLM Surya Gemilang, which was docked at the Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang, Central Java, caught fire in an incident on Friday.
Eyewitnesses said they saw thick smoke coming out of the ship’s funnels at around 2:30 p.m.
“Workers we… More >
Bangladesh Oct 18 2013 “Factories” “Other”
Fire from gas pipe leak halts Tongi-Narsingdi vehicular traffic
Updated: 2013-10-20-00:00
Our Correspondent, Gazipur
A fire broke out from a leaking gas pipe in Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila yesterday morning, halting traffic movement on the adjoining Tongi-Narsingdi highway for around an hour.
Worke… More >
India Oct 18 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Stores”
Fire at Bowbazar
Updated: 2013-10-19-03:03
KOLKATA: Residents of a five-storied building in Phears Lane, Bowbazar, had a narrow escape after a fire broke out in a meter box on Friday night. A local girl was the first to spot the flames on the ground floor at 10.15pm. She alerted the residents who t… More >
Thailand Oct 17 2013 “Building” “Stores”
Phuket SuperCheap fire contained
Updated: 2013-10-17-10:48
The fire which ravaged Phuket SuperCheap department store has been brought under control but firefighters are continueing to spray water at the smouldering ruins, deputy governor Sommai Preechasilp said in an interview with Jor Sor 100 ra… More >
Nepal Oct 17 2013 “Stores”
Properties worth Rs 2 lakh gutted in fire in Bafal
Updated: 2013-10-17-17:06
THT ONLINE
KATHMANDU: Properties worth around Rs. 200,000 has been reduced to ashes when a fire broke out due to short circuit at Radhika Cold Store owned by Baburaja Maharjan at Shiva Panchang Marga in Bafal, KMC-13 on We… More >
China Oct 17 2013 “Apartment houses”
Heilongjiang blast kills 2, injures 25
Updated: 2013-10-17-10:59
The blast occurred at about 5:26 am on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Police received a report about the blast and immediately went to the scene.
Firefighters tackled and extinguished a blaze and the injured were sent t… More >
Myanmar Oct 17 2013 “Building”
Overheat of wire causes fire in Pwintbyu
Updated: 2013-10-19
Websource:Myanmar.com
http://www.myanmar.cm/newspapers/the-new-light-of-myanmar.html… More >
Philippines Oct 17 2013 “Houses”
Man injured in midday fire
Updated: 2013-10-18-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - A man was injured while his house and sari-sari store were destroyed in a midday fire in Barangay Sapangdaku yesterday.
Cliff Abella, 36, who works as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Saudi Arabia, sustained second degree… More >