The BJP’s West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “fire” comment has the potential to foment unrest in the various states. Central agencies should keep a tab on the meetings attended by Banerjee to check whom she is interacting with, said Majumdar, also a Union minister. … Read more
SEOUL: A fire at a hotel in South Korea killed at least six people and injured 11 others, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday (Aug 22), citing fire authorities. Of the 11 who were injured, three had serious injuries while the other eight had minor injuries, Yonhap said, adding that they were taken to hospital. … Read more
SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly setting a fire at the void deck of an Admirality Link residential block, the police said on Saturday (Aug 17). Eight bicycles and three Personal Mobility Aids (PMAs) were burnt in the fire. The police were alerted to the incident at about 2.10am on Aug 15. … Read more
Fuel tanks caught fire on Monday on Iran’s side of the Iran-Afghanistan Dogharoun Special Economic Zone at the border, semi-official Iranian state Tasnim news agency reported. The fire, that broke out in fuel tanks on Iran’s side of the Iran-Afghanistan border has been extinguished, Iranian state media reported later on Monday. “The fire injured … Read more
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — His flip-flops obscured by shin-high hay, Jason Peasley stood in an empty field just west of town and gestured at a phantom community. “That’s where the fire station would’ve been,” he said, pointing to the base of a small hill. He turned around and nodded toward some barns, near the road that … Read more
Firefighters extinguished a house blaze that injured a resident on Wednesday after “explosions” reportedly fueled the fire. Gloucester firefighters responded to 20 Marina Drive for a report of a structure fire at around 10:39 a.m., as the two-story, single-family home with an attached garage was fully involved with fire. A resident who evacuated the home … Read more
A fire incident occurred on Sunday afternoon at Chitra Cinema in Dadar, Mumbai. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the fire was quickly brought under control. The blaze originated in the canteen area of the cinema hall and was promptly extinguished by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB). As a precautionary measure, the theater was evacuated. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has detained a large oil tanker that collided with another vessel off its coast and fled the scene, the coast guard said on Sunday (Jul 21). The Sao Tome and Principe-flagged Ceres I tanker had collided with the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile two days ago, causing both ships to catch fire, the coast guard … Read more
A fire that tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China has killed 16 people, state media reported Thursday. Rescue operations concluded at around 3:00 am on Thursday (1900 GMT Wednesday), according to the local fire and rescue services cited by state news agency Xinhua. Video broadcast by state media CCTV and shared on social … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will take enforcement action after several other fire safety infringements were found along the common corridor of the Serangoon flat that had a sauna outside. The wooden structure had already been dismantled by the time SCDF officers inspected the area at Block 427, Serangoon Central, but other violations were … Read more
