Tag: #Fire
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Heathrow Airport Partially Reopened after Fire
LONDON: Heathrow airport partially reopened after a fire caused power cuts and travel chaos, is expected to become fully operational by Saturday. However, authorities have cautioned against ‘huge impact’ in the coming days. An investigation led by the counter-terrorism police have so far confirmed that there is “no indication of foul play”. Addressing the incident,…
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New York: 19 people including 9 children killed in apartment building fire
At least 19 people, including nine children, have been killed and dozens injured in an apartment building fire in New York City’s deadliest fire in three decades
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TU-204 Cargo Plane Broke in Two Before Takeoff in China
An Aviastar Tupolev TU-204-100C cargo plane preparing for flight 4B6534 caught fire at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, China. This morning, the freighter caught fire at the Zhejiang hub after being pushed back for a flight to Novosibirsk, Russia. According to the details, a Russian airline’s cargo plane caught fire minutes before taking off at the…
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7 children dead after fire tears through house in US city of Philadelphia
Thirteen people, including seven children, died when a fire tore through a converted three-story house in the eastern US city of Philadelphia on Wednesday
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Passengers ship catches fire in Bangladesh; at least 30 dead
A passenger ship has caught fire in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 30 people and injuring about 100 others. The ship reportedly had about 500 passengers. According to AFP, the fire on the ship started in the middle of the river and near the town of Jelkati. The ship was sailing from Dhaka, the capital…
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Fire in a commercial building in Japan kills dozens
Japanese broadcaster NHK says 27 people are feared dead after a fire breaks out at a building in western Osaka.
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Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre is on fire with dozens trapped inside
Blaze at the World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay broke out at 12.37pm, triggering massive emergency response
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Australian woman arrested after setting fire in quarantine hotel
Australia: A woman aged 31 has been charged after a fire demolished part of a Covid-19 quarantine hotel in Cairns, Queensland. She lit a fire under a bed in the room that she had been sharing with two children this morning. More than 160 people were evacuated as fire took hold in the 11-storey Pacific…
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Karachi: 15 Killed in Korangi Factory Fire
Karachi: At least 15 people have been killed in a fire at a factory in Mehran Town, Korangi District, Karachi. According to reports, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi Shah Jahan Khan stated that 15 bodies have been exhumed so far. About 25 people were trapped in the building and all were feared dead, he…
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House Fire Takes Lives of Five in Karachi
Five people, including a professor, were killed in a house fire in the Muhammad Ali Society area of Karachi. According to the police, the fire broke out in a house on the Mir Ahmad Shah Road near Bahadurabad. Five people died of suffocation. The deceased were identified as Sultan Mirza, 82, Dr Farhat Mirza, 60,…