A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of others, the health minister said Friday. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said the fire broke out late Thursday in the building in Dhaka’s downtown area. Firefighters rescued survivors and pulled out bodies, and by … Read more
A massive fire that ripped through a seven-storey commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka overnight has killed at least 44 people and injured 22 others, the health minister said on Friday. The fire on Thursday night that engulfed the Green Cozy Cottage building in the capital’s Baily Road area housed several restaurants and shops. The … Read more
A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The man was taken to hospital after the fire was put out by US Secret Service officers, DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services posted online. The man is in critical condition, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said. Local … Read more
New York Fire: A 27-year-old Indian national died in a fatal fire incident in Harlen on Friday. The Indian Embassy in New York extended support and said it is in touch with Fazil Khan’s friends and family. Indian Man Dies In New York Fire; India’s Consulate Extends Support New York: In a tragic incident, a … Read more
Authorities in southeastern China are investigating whether electric bikes are to blame for a fire that erupted in a residential building early on Friday morning, killing at least 15 people, according to mainland media reports. The blaze started at 4.39am from a ground-level area where electric bikes were parked in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and was … Read more
Valencia, Spain — At least four people died in a huge fire that ripped through a 14-storey apartment block in Valencia, eastern Spain, and at least 14 were reported missing, with officials warning on Friday that the death toll could rise. Experts said the building, which contained 138 apartments, was covered with highly flammable cladding, … Read more
Firefighter killed, nine others hurt in Virginia explosion Firefighter killed, nine others hurt in Virginia explosion 00:19 One firefighter was killed and 11 other firefighters and two civilians were injured in a massive home explosion in Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County on Friday night, officials said. In a news briefing Saturday morning, Keith Johnson, the chief … Read more
By Tom Odula | Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in an illegal depot in a residential area of the Kenyan capital, officials said Friday, setting off a late-night inferno that killed at least three people and injured 280 others. The death toll was expected to rise. The depot in Nairobi … Read more
Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires on Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency. About a dozen fires have been raging since Friday. The blazes are concentrated in the Vina del Mar and Valparaiso tourist regions, where … Read more
Local police had detained 12 people, including the owner of the exam training centre on an upper floor, Xinhua said on Thursday morning. It was the latest major accident to hit China since Friday, when 13 children were killed after a fire broke out at a primary school dormitory in central Henan province. Teachers said … Read more
