India Dec 23 2012 “Automobile & Railway”
St Mary’s Basilica chariot catches fire
Updated: 2012-12-25-06:11
BANGALORE: It was a close shave for thousands of worshippers at St Mary's Basilica, Shivajinagar, on Christmas eve.
A chariot car being spruced up for the midnight mass caught fire around 9.35pm on Monday. No casualties … More >
India Dec 23 2012 “Other” “Warehouses”
Property worth Rs 4L damaged in fire Updated: 2012-12-25-04:38 HYDERABAD: Two minor fire mishaps on the city outskirts on Monday gave some anxious moments to residents besides causing damage worth lakhs of rupees. In the first incident, a fire broke out on an open plot in Auto Nagar in Vanasthal… More >
Thailand Dec 23 2012 “Automobile & Railway” “Building”
Fire hits Toyota factory near Bangkok
Updated: 2012-12-24-11:32
BANGKOK - Fire broke out at an engine oil tank belonging to a Toyota factory near Bangkok Sunday night, local media reported.
A dozen fire trucks were sent to the assembly factory to contain the blaze. It was put unde… More >
India Dec 23 2012 “Automobile & Railway” “Building” “Other bldg.”
Fire breaks out at Vizag railway station
Updated: 2012-12-24-12:38
VISAKHAPATNAM: A fire broke out at the general ticket booking counter near the main entrance of the railway station here on Sunday evening. A few passengers received minor burns in the incident, according to fire wing offic… More >
Philippines Dec 22 2012 “Automobile & Railway”
Maayon, Capiz: Fire destroys councilor’s van
Updated: 2012-12-23-12:00
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The service vehicle of a local official in Maayon town of Capiz was gobbled up by fire the other day, according to PNA report in Western Visayas.
Report reaching here Saturday said th… More >
Nepal Dec 22 2012 “Forest”
Fire engulfs forest in Rasuwa
Updated: 2012-12-23
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE
RASUWA: Massive fire spread across the Thangdorlake forest area at Yarsa VDC in Rasuwa district yesterday night.
According to locals, they have hardly slept a wink since the inferno began on Saturday midnight.
“Rural folk… More >
China Dec 22 2012 “Complex bldg.”
3 dead, 20 injured in NW China building fire
Updated: 2012-12-23-01:11
YAN'AN, Shaanxi - Three people were killed and 20 others injured after a fire engulfed a commercial building in Northwest China's Shaanxi province Saturday morning, local authorities said.
As of 9 pm, two bodies had been retri… More >
Thailand Dec 22 2012 “Building” “Stores”
Blaze damages 30 shops, no injuries
Updated: 2012-12-25-01:00
A fire started in a market in Rayong's Muang district on Sunday night, damaging 30 shops, but there were no reports of injuries.
Firemen spent about 20 minutes fighting the blaze before being able to extinguish it. Initial in… More >
Philippines Dec 22 2012 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Houses”
3 kids die in Caloocan fire
Updated: 2012-12-24-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - Three children died when a fire, reportedly caused by unattended lighted candle, broke out at a residential area in Barangay 17, Caloocan City Saturday night.
Senior Fire Officer 1 Benedicto Tudla identifi… More >
Philippines Dec 21 2012 “Automobile & Railway”
P1.2M lost in Punta Princesa fire
Updated: 2012-12-22-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - A man sustained third degree burns while around P1.2 million worth of properties, including two cars and two motorcycles, were gutted in the fire that destroyed over five houses in Tres de Abril Street, Barang… More >