A fast-moving fire tore through a crowded neighborhood in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, turning into an inferno that killed at least 70 people according to official fire report. Fire officials say the blaze began in...
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Grenfell Tower Highrise Fire
A fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington West London, on 14th June 2017 just before 1.00 am causing 72 deaths (including those of two victims who later died in hospital). This...
Marine Parade fire: Seven adults, four children sent to hospital
The fire that engulfed East Village Hotel in Marine Parade on Monday morning was put out at around two in the afternoon, said Far East Organization. [rml_read_more] AsiaOne Monday, Jul 16, 2012 The fire that engulfed...
Japan earthquake sparks major fires
A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering fires in several areas including [rml_read_more] Tokyo, and numerous casualties are feared. It struck about 250 miles (400km) from the capital at a depth...
Major forest fire breaks out in Switzerland
GENEVA – Police say almost 300 firefighters and the army are battling strong headwinds and dry conditions to extinguish a huge forest fire in southern Switzerland.Firefighters aided by [rml_read_more] helicopters...
Fireworks Spark High-Rise Blaze in China
BEIJING—Fireworks ignited a blaze that gutted much of a hotel tower in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, the second time in two years that the country’s Lunar New Year tradition of pyrotechnics has...
Shanghai skyscraper inferno as 53 killed in China fire
53 people have been killed and scores injured in a skyscraper inferno in Shanghai. The 30 storey building was under renovation when fire broke out in scaffolding. [rml_read_more] It quickly spread to the building itself...
Fire razes 144 kiosks in Bandung
Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) – A fire razed at least 144 kiosks at Bandung`s Gedebage wholesale market on Friday. “About 140 kiosks at 3 blocks were gutted by the fire,” Bandung City Police Chief...
17 Dead in Vietnam Shoe Factory Fire
Vietnamese authorities said Saturday that a fire at a shoe factory in the northern port city of Haiphong killed 17 people and seriously injured another 21. [rml_read_more] Police said the fire is believed to have been...
Massive B.C. fire destroys condo
(AP) TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters are working to contain two of the largest wildfires in Arizona’s history that together have burned through more than 300 square miles of timber and brush, prompted...
