Vietnam Oct 10 2013 “Factories”
Fire damages timber factory in Binh Duong Province
Updated: 2013-10-11-14:00
A warehouse storing large quantities of wood and machinery has burnt down after a fire ravaged a foreign-invested company in southern Binh Duong Province last night.— Photo tienphong
BINH DUONG (VNS)– A warehouse storing l… More >
Philippines Oct 10 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Fire hits LRT 1 power cable
Updated: 2013-10-11-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - A fire destroyed part of a power cable at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Wednesday night, causing delays and power fluctuations that affected the railway’s operations yesterday.
The power cable in the southbound secti… More >
Philippines Oct 10 2013 “Houses”
Fire razes 15 houses
Updated: 2013-10-10-12:00
TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — A total of 15 houses, most of which were made of light materials, went up in smoke when a fire struck sitio Causeway of Brgy. Poblacion I in this city at 2 p.m. the other day.
No one was hurt by the blaze, but City Fire … More >
Bangladesh Oct 09 2013 “Factories”
RMG factory fire kills 9
Updated: 2013-10-09
Flames rage through a two-storey garment factory in Sreepur of Gazipur yesterday. Photo: Star
At least nine people were killed and 50 others injured as a devastating fire swept through a garment factory at Maona in Sreepur of Gazipur yesterday.
The dead … More >
Philippines Oct 09 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building”
Fire hits Silverio compound of informal settlers in Parañaque, traffic snarled
Updated: 2013-10-09-22:25
A fire believed caused by an electrical short circuit razed at least 10 houses in the Silverio Compound in Parañaque City Wednesday morning.
"Initial investigation namin, ang pinagmulan electri… More >
India Oct 08 2013 “Building” “Complex bldg.”
Four-storey commercial complex gutted
Updated: 2013-10-10-04:14
HYDERABAD: The second floor of a four-storey commercial complex in Raj Bhavan Road was gutted here on Wednesday. The fire broke out in the office of a private tractor company. Office equipment including computers and other electrical d… More >
India Oct 08 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
4 of family die in car fire
Updated: 2013-10-10-04:35
BANGALORE: Four members of a family from Bangalore died after their minivan caught fire on the outskirts of Palamaner, Andhra Pradesh, around 4.15am Wednesday. While three died on the spot, the fourth succumbed to burn injuries in hospital aroun… More >
India Oct 08 2013 “Automobile & Railway” “Other”
LPG-run van catches fire, 5 injured
Updated: 2013-10-09-13:28
KANPUR: Five persons, including a five-month old, suffered serious burns after an LPG-run van in which they were travelling caught fire near the Kali-Badi temple in Chakeri area of the city on Tuesday. The injured were admitted to a priva… More >
Philippines Oct 07 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building”
30 families lose homes in predawn Tondo fire
Updated: 2013-10-08-04:23
(Updated 4:55 a.m.) At least 30 families lost their homes in a fire that gutted a residential area in Manila's Tondo district before dawn Tuesday.
The fire along Juan Luna Street started shortly after midnight Monday, radio dzB… More >
India Oct 06 2013 “Schools”
Fire breaks out while cooking midday meal outside classroom
Updated: 2013-10-08-06:03
NAGPUR: Fifteen blind students had a narrow escape after a fire broke out at Kurwe's New Model High School and Junior College on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred when midday meal was being cooked on a LPG st… More >