Philippines Mar 20 2013 “Stores”
P3M destroyed in hardware store fire in Pasig City — dzBB report
Updated: 2013-03-21-05:12
At least P3 million in property was destroyed in a fire that razed a hardware store for more than two hours in Pasig City Wednesday night.
No one was initially reported injured in the fire t… More >
China Mar 20 2013 “Factories”
Firefighter dies battling big blaze
Updated: 2013-03-21-21:54
A 28-year-old firefighter lost his life in a rescue in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on March 20.
Quan Zhanrong, born in 1985, was the father of a five-month-old baby. He was sent with about 100 firefighters to a special material factory … More >
China Mar 19 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building”
At least 1 dead in residential building blast
Updated: 2013-03-19-23:45
WUHAN - One body has been retrieved after an explosion ripped through a residential building in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, Tuesday night, the local fire department said.
Over ten people have been injured… More >
China Mar 19 2013 “Building” “Other bldg.” “Schools”
Student dead, 6 injured in training center fire
Updated: 2013-03-19-16:19
WENZHOU - One student died and six others were injured after a fire at a private training center in East China's Zhejiang province, the local government said Tuesday.
The blaze broke out at an unlicensed training center for … More >
Nepal Mar 18 2013 “Building” “Houses” “Stores”
Fire destroys property in Parsa
Updated: 2013-03-19-12:26
BIRGUNJ: Goods and property worth 300 thousand rupees was destroyed by fire that broke out at Biruwaguthi VDC in Parsa district on Monday.
The fire that reportedly started from a cigarette butt at the house of one Thakur Chaudhary gutted th… More >
India Mar 18 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Panic in Khuldabad area after car catches fire
Updated: 2013-03-19-12:28
ALLAHABAD: Panic gripped Lukerganj flyover and adjoining areas under Khuldabad police station on Monday afternoon after an LPG-run car caught fire. However, no one was injured in the incident.
Police from two police stations … More >
Brunei Mar 18 2013 “Forest”
Forest fire in Telamba
Updated: 2013-03-18
A forest fire occurred at the Telamba village section along the Muara-Tutong highway last evening. The fire started around 6pm in the forest next to the highway. A team of firefighters in two fire engines from Tutong Fire Station rushed to the scene after … More >
Vietnam Mar 17 2013 “Building” “Houses”
Five family members burnt in fire
Updated: 2013-03-19-08:34
HAI PHONG (VNS)-- Five members of one family in the northern port city of Hai Phong suffered burns in a fire at a commune last night.
The victims: Tran Dinh Hiep, 28, his wife Nguyen Thi Luyen, 29, and daughters Tran Thi Ngoc, 5 and Tran … More >
India Mar 17 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Garage catches fire, 23 vehicles gutted
Updated: 2013-03-19-01:26
BANGALORE: Twenty-three maxi-cabs and mini-vans were gutted in the garage of a leading cab service operator in Murugeshpalya, off Old Airport Road, on Monday afternoon.
The garage belonged to Infant's Travels, a prominent cab servic… More >
Philippines Mar 17 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Multicab catches fire in Naga
Updated: 2013-03-18-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - A multicab was totally burned after it caught fire while traversing the National Highway of Barangay Inoburan, Naga City yesterday.
The driver of the van-type multicab, Wendel Montero, 35, of Barangay Labangon, Cebu City, … More >