Philippines Nov 26 2012 “Houses”
Las Piñas fire injures 4, destroys P2M in property
Updated: 2012-11-27-01:14
At least four people were injured while some P2 million in property was destroyed in a fire that razed a residential area in Las Piñas City Monday.
The fire broke out in Almanza II village and affected some 150 families,… More >
China Nov 25 2012 “Other bldg.”
14 were killed and 47 others injured in an explosion at a hot pot restaurant
Updated: 2012-11-25-08:03
In a separate accident, 14 were killed and 47 others injured in an explosion at a hot pot restaurant as of 7 pm on Saturday in Shanxi province.
The accident, which happened in Shouyang county … More >
China Nov 24 2012 “Other”
18 workers were killed after a gas and coal outburst in Xiangshui Coal Mine
Updated: 2012-11-25-08:03
Eighteen workers were killed after a gas and coal outburst in Xiangshui Coal Mine in Liupanshui city in Guizhou province on Saturday, according to the Emergency Management Office of Guizho… More >
Bangladesh Nov 24 2012 “Factories”
Ashulia factory fire death toll 109
Fire comes under control around 5:55am Sunday
At least 109 people were killed in the fire that gutted several floors of the eight-storied factory near Dhaka Export Processing Zone in Ashulia Saturday night. Photo: STAR/Palash KhanStar Online Report
The death to… More >
Philippines Nov 23 2012 “Houses”
3 siblings die in QC blaze
Updated: 2012-11-25-12:00
A boy walks among the debris of burnt houses after a fire razed a slum area in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City Friday night. Inset shows firefighters dousing the burning houses with water at the height of the fire, which killed three childr… More >
Malaysia Nov 23 2012 “Houses”
Kitchen Utensil Wholesaler Loses RM2 Million In Early Morning Fire
Updated: 2012-11-23-15:15
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- A kitchen utensil wholesaler could only watch a fire raze his four-storey shop at Jalan Yew, Pudu here early today with losses estimated at RM2 million.
The shopowner, Ta… More >
Philippines Nov 22 2012 “Building”
Teen dies in San Juan fire
Updated: 2012-11-24-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - A teenager, reported to be a special child, died in a one-hour fire that broke out at the apartment the victim’s family had been renting in San Juan City Thursday.
The body of Emerald Bacay, 16, was discovered by firefight… More >
Philippines Nov 22 2012 “Houses”
Boy, 7, left to die in fire
Updated: 2012-11-23-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - A couple was arrested for allegedly chaining a seven-year-old boy to a post and leaving him to die when a fire gutted their house in Las Piñas City before dawn yesterday.
City police chief Senior Superintendent Romu… More >
Indonesia Nov 22 2012 “Houses”
Fire rips through 41 houses in Kramat Jati
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Jakarta | Thu, November 22 2012, 8:59 PM
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Fire gutted 41 houses in the police housing complex in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Thursday, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit.
Kramat Jati subdistrict head Wah… More >
Bangladesh Nov 22 2012 “Warehouses”
Cotton depot fire under control
Star Online Report
The fire that broke out at a cotton depot in the capital's Jatrabari area Thursday morning has been brought under control.
No casualty was reported in the fire.
On information, five fire fighting units rushed to Rayerbagh, the scene of the fire… More >