Philippines May 11 2012 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Houses”
Brgy. Luz fire leaves hundreds homeless
Updated: 2012-05-12-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - Almost two thousand people lost their homes as 248 houses went up in smoke when a fire hit a congested portion in Barangay Luz yesterday afternoon.
It was supposed to be a day of fun for the re… More >
Philippines May 11 2012 “Building” “Houses”
A fire victim's smile
Updated: 2012-05-13-12:00
CEBU, Philippines - Anita Orbiso, 30, a mother of three, was enjoying a live production of a noontime variety show when the crowd's applause suddenly turned into cries for help. A huge fire has started to engulf the houses in six sitios of B… More >
Philippines May 11 2012 “Building” “Houses”
Fire hits island slum in Tondo
Updated: 2012-05-12-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - A fire hit a shantytown in Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila yesterday afternoon, forcing residents to jump into the Manila Bay to save their lives.
More than 5,000 residents were left homeless as the fire, which broke… More >
Malaysia May 10 2012 “Building”
Couple Homeless After Fire Destroys House
Updated: 2012-05-10-18:07
ALOR SETAR, May 10 (Bernama) -- Fire razed a house in Taman Setar II, Alor Mengkudu, here Thursday, leaving a couple homeless.
Chan Chin Yeet, 50, was preparing "pau" and "dim sum" for sale while her husband, Chong Chee K… More >
China May 10 2012 “Stores”
Southwest China store fire kills 6
Updated: 2012-05-10-11:11
KUNMING - Six people died when fire broke out at a store in Southwest China's Yunnan province early Thursday, the local fire brigade has announced.
Flames engulfed a community store at 3 am in Guandu District in Kunming, the pro… More >
China May 10 2012
17 dead as fire razes commercial building in Butuan
Updated: 2012-05-10-12:00
MANILA, Philippines - At least 17 people – most of them women – died while one remained missing and three others survived in the two-hour fire that gutted a garments store in Butuan City early yesterda… More >
China May 10 2012
Couple Homeless After Fire Destroys House
Updated: 2012-05-10-18:07
ALOR SETAR, May 10 (Bernama) -- Fire razed a house in Taman Setar II, Alor Mengkudu, here Thursday, leaving a couple homeless.
Chan Chin Yeet, 50, was preparing "pau" and "dim sum" for sale while her husband, Chon… More >
China May 10 2012
Southwest China store fire kills 6
Updated: 2012-05-10-11:11
KUNMING - Six people died when fire broke out at a store in Southwest China's Yunnan province early Thursday, the local fire brigade has announced.
Flames engulfed a community store at 3 am in Guandu District in Kunming… More >
China May 10 2012
Mettur power plant shut after blaze, Tamil Nadu may feel the pinch
Updated: 2012-05-11-05:49
METTUR: In a blow to power-starved Tamil Nadu, the Mettur thermal power station run by the state electricity board was shut down after a conveyor belt carrying coal was destroyed in a fire early o… More >
Malaysia May 10 2012 “Building” “Factories”
UPDATE - FIRE INCIDENT AT GAS PROCESSING PLANT COMPLEX A IN KERTEH
Updated: 2012-05-11
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB) wishes to update on the fire incident which occurred yesterday at about 3pm at a gas processing plant (GPP) within its GPP Complex A in Kerteh, Terengg… More >