India Jan 20 2013 “Factories” “Warehouses”
Fire at spinning mill in Tamil Nadu, nine lakh bales of cotton gutted
Updated: 2013-01-20-12:22PM
ERODE (TN):More than nine lakh bales of cotton and yarn worth crores of rupees were burnt to ashes when a fire swept through a private spinning mill in the district in the early morning hours on Sunday.… More >
Thailand Jan 18 2013 “Building” “Office bldg.”
Big fire at IT Grand Bangkhae
Updated: 2013-01-21-23:16
BANGKOK - IT Grand Bangkhae, a computer department store on Petchkasem road, catches fire on Friday night as fire engines have arrived to extinguish the blaze.
Reports said the fire started on the third floor of the building. Sounds of explos… More >
China Jan 18 2013 “Building” “Stores”
11 Injured In Northern China Fireworks Store Explosion
Updated: 2013-01-18-16:22
SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Eleven people were injured in an explosion that tore through a fireworks store in north China's Hebei Province Friday morning, China's Xinhua news agency reported quoting local … More >
Nepal Jan 17 2013 “Building” “Stores”
Rajbiraj fire claims property of Rs 3 M
Updated: 2013-01-17-14:20
RAJBIRAJ: A fire which broke out around 4 in the morning gutted property of over Rs. 3 million in Hatiya- 1 Rajbiraj on Thursday.
The fire started out from the shop of Mustakin Miya which ended up spreading to 37 more shops. All the … More >
Philippines Jan 16 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
2 hurt as bus catches fire
Updated: 2013-01-18-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - A bus burst into flames along Commonwealth Avenue on Wednesday night, injuring two passengers and causing a traffic jam along nearby Quezon Memorial Circle, which also delayed responding firefighters.
The bus of INV HM Tran… More >
Philippines Jan 16 2013 “Houses”
Fire razes 200 houses in residential area in Cainta, Rizal
Updated: 2013-01-18-04:10
Hundreds of families lost their homes after a fire of undetermined origin razed a residential area in Cainta town in Rizal province late Thursday.
The fire at the Westbank Floodway in Cainta reached at least Task … More >
Philippines Jan 16 2013 “Apartment houses” “Houses”
Fire hits residential area in Makati
Updated: 2013-01-17-02:57
A view of the fire as of 2:30 p.m. from the 42nd floor of the PhilamLife Tower at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Ave., Makati City. Rox Roque
A fire of undetermined origin hit a residential area in Makati City Thursday afternoo… More >
Philippines Jan 16 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Bus catches fire at Commonwealth Avenue, 20 hurt
Updated: 2013-01-16-23:30
At least 20 people suffered minor injuries while traffic along a portion of Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City was briefly disrupted after an air-conditioned passenger bus caught fire Wednesday night.
The fire broke out on … More >
India Jan 16 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Five vehicles set ablaze in Adajan
Updated: 2013-01-16-10:47
SURAT: Three two-wheelers and two cars were torched in the wee hours of Wednesday near Swaminarayan Temple in Adajan area.
The vehicles were parked outside the residential societies on the main road near Sardar Bridge when they were set on… More >
Korea Jan 14 2013 “Stores”
Man sets fire to neighbor's vendor stand out of absurd blame
Updated: 2013-01-14-18:36
In a gambling-related case, a 45-year-old Hong was arrested for setting fire to his neighbor’s street vender stand after losing money at Kangwonland, in Gangwon Province, the only casino in Korea where Korean nat… More >