Tag: Fire
Fire at military barracks in Karachi extinguished
A major fire that broke out in a Naval Police Headquarters, located at Shahra-e-Faisal, has been extinguished in the wee hours of Sunday, Inter...
Fire at Aiwan-e-Iqbal Lahore put out
Fire that broke out at Aiwan-e-Iqbal’s eighth floor has been extinguished successfully.
Fortunately, no casualty or major property loss was incurred. The fire was...
Eight injured in Rawalpindi house fire
At least eight persons including women and children suffered burn wounds when fire broke out in a house here early Thursday morning.
According to...
Brazil nightclub fire kills more than 200
At least 200 people were killed in a nightclub fire in southern Brazil on Sunday after a band’s pyrotechnics show set the establishment ablaze,...
Case against Baldia factory owners not to be withdrawn: Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari has assured that the case against owners of fire-struck Baldia factory would not be withdrawn by the government.
The President...
Lahore fire claims six lives
A fire broke out in a Lakshmi Chowk plaza early Sunday killed six people, a private TV channel reported.
According to rescue officials, 43...
Two die of suffocation in warehouse fire
Two men died on late Monday night due to suffocation when a fire broke out in a building which was being used as a...
Fire threatens top Australian telescope site
A top Australian research observatory home to several global telescopes was under threat from wildfires Sunday as hot weather and lightning storms stoked scores...
Fuel pipeline catches fire, explodes in Nigeria
A pipeline in south western Nigeria has caught fire and exploded in an incident believed to be caused by thieves seeking to steal petrol,...
Japanese airline plane catches fire in Boston
Japan Airlines Tuesday said that a fire broke out in one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, shortly after it landed in Boston, following a...
PHILANTHROPIC GESTURE
A German buyer of the textile products has agreed to pay compensation to the victims of the Ali Enterprises (Baldia factory) tragedy as well...
Fire breaks out at Karachi’s Hydri market
Fire broke out near Hyderi market in North Nazimabad, Karachi burning goods valued at millions of rupees on Monday, a private TV reported.
The fire...
Iowa court says bosses can fire irresistible workers
A dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant that he found attractive simply because he and his wife viewed the woman as a...
Factory fire guts goods worth millions
Fire in a garments factory gutted merchandise worth millions of rupees here on Friday. The fire caused due to unknown reasons and engulfed the...
Syria military ‘continuing to fire Scud-type missiles’
Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Syrian government forces are continuing to fire short-range ballistic missiles at rebel fighters. A Nato source told...
Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near Senkaku Islands
In what could inflame more tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over South China Sea, three Chinese ships on Friday entered into Japanese territorial water...
Indian forces fire at Batal sector, one killed
Indian forces opened unprovoked gunfire and shelling at Batal sector on Line of Control that left a man dead and caused injuries to three...