A major fire at a footwear factory in China’s eastern Fujian province caused “heavy human losses” on Thursday, state media reported, as rescue teams continued search and firefighting operations.The blaze broke out at around 12.04 pm at a shoe factory in Jiangtou Village, Chendai Township, in Jinjiang city, according to Xinhua. CCTV reported that several […]
Karachi shopping centre blaze: 11-year-old boy faces trial after being named in chargesheet over 72 deaths An 11-year-old boy has been named as an accused in the chargesheet filed by Pakistani police over the deadly Gul Plaza shopping centre fire in Karachi that killed 72 people in January. The minor, along with his father and […]
NEW DELHI: A deadly blaze ripped through a ‘bed and breakfast’ facility in south Delhi’s densely populated Hauz Rani Wednesday morning, claiming 21 lives and leaving 20 others severely injured. The fire erupted at Flourish Stay Bed & Breakfast, which had around 50 guests at the time, and spread to an adjacent inn.At least nine […]
NEW DELHI: Power outage hit Gurugram after the main transformer at the 220 KVA power station in Sector-72 caught fire, disrupting electricity supply across several parts of the city.According to reports, seven power substations were affected, leading to outages in sectors 15, 38, 44, 46, 52, 56 and the Maruti 66 KVA power house. Areas […]
Huge Blaze at Sharjah Petroleum Storage Site Sparks Panic Before Firefighters Bring It Under Control A fire that erupted at a petroleum storage facility in the emirate of Sharjah has been brought under control after emergency services rushed to contain the blaze late Saturday night. The incident occurred in the Sajaa Industrial Area, a major […]
At least one person has died and two oil tankers caught fire in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Basra, Iraq on Wednesday, after explosions that officials suspect were caused by an attack.Reuters reported that explosive-laden Iranian boats may have struck the vessels, citing preliminary findings from an Iraqi-led investigation into the incident. The […]
Image credits: X @toot5000 New photos have emerged of the deadly New Year’s Eve incident at a ski resort in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, showing the moment a bar ceiling caught fire.The images, circulating online and verified by the BBC, show lit sparklers attached to bottles inside the Le Constellation nightclub and were shared with claims they […]
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong (Picture credit: AP) HONG KONG: Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory will ring in 2026 without spectacular and colorful explosions in the sky over its iconic […]
Representative image (AI-generated) A second Indian national has died after sustaining severe burn injuries in a house fire in Albany, United States, taking the death toll in the incident to two, authorities and the Indian mission confirmed. The deceased has been identified as Anvesh Sarapelli, who succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, a day after […]
A fire on the roof of the Raleigh convention center was contained within an hour on Monday night after a natural gas incident sparked flames around 9.30pm, according to city of Raleigh officials. No injuries were reported.City spokeswoman Julia Milstead told WRAL that the blaze was restricted to the roof and did not spread into […]
