Tag: Fire
Sindh govt, ILO sign MoU for compensation of Baldia fire victims
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Director Ingrid Christensen Thursday signed a MoU to compensate...
Family of four murdered before house set on fire in Lahore:...
LAHORE: Four family members, who reportedly died in a ‘house fire’ in Lahore Saturday night, were allegedly murdered before their house set on fire,...
Man burns wife over petty issue in Bhakkar
BHAKKAR: A man allegedly set his wife on fire over a petty issue in the Bhakkar district of Punjab province.
According to details, Faizullah burnt...
One dead in shoe factory fire near Lahore
LAHORE: At least one person was killed on Friday when fire erupted in a shoe factory situated in the Rampura area of Batapur.
According to...
Navy personnel destroy nets of local fishermen in Charbandan
PASNI: Personnel of the Pakistan Navy in north Charbandan on Sunday set the nets of the local fishermen on fire.
Speaking to the media, a resident...
Azerbaijan drug rehab centre fire, 24 dead
BAKU: Twenty four people died as a result of a fire which tore through a drug rehabilitation clinic in the Azerbaijani capital Baku early...
Cell phone onboard Canada flight catches fire
TORONTO: A passenger was burned when her cell phone caught fire onboard a Canadian domestic flight, officials said.
The incident occurred at 7 am as...
Gas pipeline explosion injures seven, burns building
KARACHI: At least seven people were wounded in a gas pipeline explosion Wednesday night in the city's Nusrat Bhutto Colony.
The injured included three women...
Three people injured, 8 shops destroyed in gas cylinder blast
FAISALABAD: Three people received burn injuries while eight shops were destroyed by fire in a gas cylinder blast here on Sunday.
According to details, the fire...
Two injured as house in Clifton catches fire
KARACHI: Two persons were injured when a fire broke out in their house due to gas leakage in Clifton area of the city on...
Fire erupts on Pakistan Stock Exchange’s upper floor
KARACHI: Fire erupted on an upper floor of the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday afternoon.
To bring the blaze under control, at least two fire...
Resident confronts robbers in Karachi
KARACHI: A resident in the city’s Maqboolabad Society fought off robbers over the weekend, foiling their bid to loot him and his neighbours.
The resident, Raghib,...
Two children burnt to death, 15 shanties gutted in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH: Two children, a brother and sister, were burnt to death and 15 shanties burnt to ashes due to fire in a village hut...
Fire in London leaves one dead
LONDON: A man died and several residents were evacuated after a house fire in west London’s Holland Park, the fire brigade said early on...
Gunmen free suspected militant from Srinagar hospital
Gunmen fired at Indian police officers and freed a suspected militant being transported to a hospital for a medical checkup on Tuesday in the...
Ten injured in Sheikhupura fire
SHEIKHUPURA: Ten people were injured when fire broke out during refilling at a gas plant at the city’s Lahore Road.
Fire engulfed the plant as...
Japan fire kills 11 at home for old people
TOKYO: Eleven people were killed in northern Japan after a fire broke out at a home for elderly people with financial difficulties, police said...