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
New Delhi: The Delhi Fire Service Personnel (DFSP) have been trying to douse the fire that broke out at a multi-story building in Mayur Vihar Phase 2 late Sunday night. The fire damaged a uniform manufacturing shop and a cafe located near the Neelam Mata Temple. SK Dua, the Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Delhi Fire … Read more
SINGAPORE: Patients in a Singapore General Hospital (SGH) ward were evacuated on Monday night (Jul 8) after a fire broke out. Preliminary investigations found that a cleaning robot caught fire while charging, setting off the fire alarm in ward 76 at about 7pm. “The sprinkler was activated, and our response team was promptly activated, in … Read more
The first time Sarah and Joseph Stanoch hosted a “Hot Ones”-inspired party in 2017, they debunked the theory that milk is the best way to extinguish a spicy mouth. After watching one of their friends chug a gallon over the sink and then proceed to puke, the couple was grateful they stuck to beer. “I … Read more
New Delhi: India plans to review the contract details of 40 of its citizens who died in a fire in Kuwait on Wednesday to ascertain if there were any lapses in the terms of employment as per the mutually agreed norms between the two countries. A devastating fire on Wednesday in a multi-storey building housing … Read more
Berlin — A fire at a weapons factory in southeast Poland left one worker dead and another injured on Monday, local police spokesperson Jarosław Gwóźdź told CBS News. There was no immediate information of the cause of the Monday morning fire at the Mesko weapons plant in the city of Skarżysko-Kamienn. Gwóźdź said it was unclear … Read more
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Hondeklip Bay, Northern Cape, is investigating an inquest after three children were burnt to death in their home. The incident reportedly occurred at a residence in Soebatsfontein on Saturday, 8 June, at approximately 7:10. THREE CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH IN NORTHERN CAPE SAPS spokesperson in Northern Cape, Colonel … Read more
The fires that swept northern Israel this week due to Hezbollah’s rocket, missile, and drone attacks were a wake-up call. The Israeli public is now forced to see what almost eight months of appeasing Hezbollah has brought. Hezbollah launched thousands of drones, missiles, and rockets at Israel, and although the IDF responded proportionately to … Read more
New Delhi: Five shops were damaged in a fire that broke out in the Chandni Chowk area in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. No one was injured in the incident, they said. According to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official, five shops located near Fatehpuri Masjid caught fire. A call regarding the blaze … Read more
