India Jan 26 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Houses”
Man sets wife ablaze for denying divorce
Updated: 2013-01-29-04:21
FARIDABAD: A man set his wife on fire in Mujesar area on Sunday afternoon after she refused to divorce him. The victim, identified as Malti, has suffered 55-60 per cent burn injuries and is still critical. She has been referred to S… More >
Nepal Jan 26 2013 “Building” “Stores”
Fire guts property worth Rs 15 M
Updated: 2013-01-27-13:21
CHITWAN: Property worth around Rs. 15 million was gutted in a fire that broke out at a grocery shop at Bhandara-1 in eastern Chitwan, Saturday night.
According to the Area Police Office, Bhandara, property worth Rs. 15 million was gutted a… More >
Bangladesh Jan 26 2013 “Factories” “Warehouses”
Factory fire kills 6 in Bangladesh
Updated: 2013-01-26-19:52
Police say a fire in a garment factory has killed six female workers and injured another five in the Bangladesh capital, just months after more than 100 died in another factory fire.
Police officer Monzurul Kabir said the fire erupted Sa… More >
Nepal Jan 25 2013 “Other”
Two injured as Baygon bottle bursts near bonfire
Updated: 2013-01-26-18:41
KATHMANDU: Two persons were injured as a bottle of Baygon burst while they were warming up themselves in a bonfire near trash at New Bus Park, Gongabu on Friday evening.
Police identified the injured as Bhoj Bahadur Chaudha… More >
Nepal Jan 25 2013 “Other bldg.” “Warehouses”
Fire at mushroom cultivation in Thankot
Updated: 2013-01-26-19:08
KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs 1.5 million was reduced to ashes in a fire at a mushroom cultivation in Thankot on Friday night.
Police suspected that the fire broke out from live charcoal left after an indoor fire in one of the… More >
Brunei Jan 25 2013 “Building” “Houses”
House fire behind Terrace Hotel
Updated: 2013-01-25
A TWO-STOREY wooden house located at No 5, Jalan Teraja, behind Terrace Hotel in the capital caught fire at 11.10am yesterday.
Fortunately there were no injuries as the occupants of the rented accommodation were not in.
Fourteen personnel were … More >
Nepal Jan 25 2013 “Building” “Houses”
Minors killed in fire
Updated: 2013-01-25-22:49
DHADING: Two minor girls on Friday were burnt to death when fire engulfed a house at Takthaali, Jogimara VDC in Dhading. The deceased have been identified as Samjhana Chepang, 3, and one-and-half year Anjana, daughters of Kabiraj Chepang. Meanwhile, K… More >
India Jan 25 2013 “Building” “Houses”
Six killed as fire ravages Mumbai slum: official
Updated: 2013-01-25-17:45
An Indian woman weeps as she speaks on the phone inside her burnt-out house after a fire raged through the Nayanagar slum in Mumbai, on January 25, 2013. A fire killed six people when it ripped through a slum in the heart of… More >
Philippines Jan 24 2013 “Building” “Houses”
100 houses razed in Laguna fire — dzBB report
Updated: 2013-01-26-05:00
At least 100 houses were razed in a fire that hit a residential area in Biñan town in Laguna province Friday night.
No one was initially reported injured in the fire that started at about 9 p.m., according to a report on dzBB … More >
Thailand Jan 24 2013 “Building” “Schools”
Students flee fire in Korat tutorial centre
Updated: 2013-01-25-11:27
A relieved survivor walks away with his mother from the scene of a fire that broke out in a building housing a tutorial centre in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday.
Firefighters help evacuate students to safety. PRAS… More >