At least 10 killed, nine injured in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 1 month ago

At least 10 killed, nine injured in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang

The Hindu  

A fire in an apartment building in northwestern China's Xinjiang region has killed 10 people and injured nine, authorities said Friday. The tragedy comes days after 38 people died in a fire at an industrial trading company in central China caused by welding sparks that ignited cotton cloth. Four people have been detained over the fire in the city of Anyang and local authorities ordered sweeping safety inspections. Aging infrastructure, poor safety awareness and, in some cases, government corruption has led to series of recent fires, explosions and building collapses around China, which continues to grapple with new COVID-19 outbreaks, prompting lockdowns and rigid travel restrictions affecting millions of people.

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China: 8 dead, 15 injured in fire at vegetable market, probe on
1 day, 22 hours ago

China: 8 dead, 15 injured in fire at vegetable market, probe on

Hindustan Times  

A fire at a vegetable market in north China killed eight people and injured 15 on Saturday, local authorities reported. A fire erupted at a vegetable market in China "The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and are currently not in life-threatening danger," the Qiaoxi District People's Government said after the blaze in Zhangjiakou city, northwest of Beijing. …

Seven people rescued following massive fire in Bavdhan
4 weeks ago

Seven people rescued following massive fire in Bavdhan

Hindustan Times  

Fire Brigade officials rescued seven people after a major fire erupted at a photo studio on the ground floor of the five-storied building in Shindenagar, Bavdhan. Fire brigade officials said that a five-storey building was the site of a major fire incident when a photo studio located there caught fire, resulting in the production of a large amount of smoke. …

China to enhance fire prevention, control
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China to enhance fire prevention, control

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China pledged efforts to strengthen fire prevention and control to curb major fire accidents from occurring, the National Fire and Rescue Administration said Friday. Since October, 77,000 fires have been reported nationwide, killing 169 people, injuring 256, and causing direct property losses of 510 million yuan, Wang Wei, an official with the administration, told a press conference. The …

A Chinatown fire leaves 50 homeless. The cause outrages residents
3 months, 1 week ago

A Chinatown fire leaves 50 homeless. The cause outrages residents

LA Times  

A fire at a construction site burns on New Depot Street in L.A.’s Chinatown on Sept. 13. When Andy Liang stepped outside his apartment building to investigate the fumes he smelled in the early morning of Sept. 13, he saw there was a small fire at the abandoned construction site next door on Bunker Hill Avenue. Wei Xiong Liang, 62, …

City officials ignored neighbors’ warnings in Chinatown. Then fire erupts at abandoned construction site
3 months, 3 weeks ago

City officials ignored neighbors’ warnings in Chinatown. Then fire erupts at abandoned construction site

LA Times  

Wei Xiong Liang, center, and other residents stand outside their fire-damaged apartment building on Bunker Hill Avenue in Chinatown. Neighbors say their fears came true after a fire in a large apartment building in the Chinatown neighborhood early Friday left six people injured, including two firefighters, and temporarily displaced dozens of families. VIDEO | 00:09 Neighbors on Bunker Hill Avenue …

Fire in shopping mall in China kills 16, firefighters rescue 75
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fire in shopping mall in China kills 16, firefighters rescue 75

Hindustan Times  

A fire broke out in a shopping mall in Zigong City, China and killed at least 16 people on Wednesday night, reported Al Jazeera. A fire tat tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China and killed 16 people, state media reported on July 18. It is a 19 per cent increase from the same period of the previous year, …

China shopping centre fire: 16 people killed, 30 rescued
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China shopping centre fire: 16 people killed, 30 rescued

Hindustan Times  

A fire that tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China has killed 16 people, state media reported Thursday. Smoke billows at a shopping centre following fire in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province, China Rescue operations concluded at around 3:00 am on Thursday, according to the local fire and rescue services cited by state news agency Xinhua. Video broadcast …

In Delhi, 3 killed after fire breaks out at 4-storey house in Krishna Nagar
7 months, 1 week ago

In Delhi, 3 killed after fire breaks out at 4-storey house in Krishna Nagar

Hindustan Times  

Three people died, and one person was critically injured after a fire broke out inside a four-storeyed house in Delhi's Krishna Nagar area on Sunday morning. The fire department received a call about the fire around 2:30 am, following which five fire tenders were sent to the spot, the officials said. Meanwhile, another massive fire broke out at the New …

6 killed, several injured in massive fire at hotels near Patna railway station
8 months, 1 week ago

6 killed, several injured in massive fire at hotels near Patna railway station

Hindustan Times  

Patna: Six people were killed and over a dozen injured in a major fire incident that engulfed three buildings of hotels, barely 50 metres from Patna junction on Thursday morning, said a fire brigade official. Firefighting officials said that the brigade tenders reached the spot on time, however, the dousing and rescue operation started late due to the busy and …

Violent storms kill 7 people in eastern China including 3 who fell from their apartments
9 months ago

Violent storms kill 7 people in eastern China including 3 who fell from their apartments

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Violent rain and hailstorms have killed seven people in eastern China’s Jiangxi province this week, including three people who fell from their apartments in a high-rise building. Dozens of homes were severely damaged by the storms, which started Sunday, and more than 800 people have been resettled, state broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday, citing a Jiangxi government emergency agency. …

Couple, 2 minors killed after fire breaks out in east Delhi building; 5 injured
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Couple, 2 minors killed after fire breaks out in east Delhi building; 5 injured

Hindustan Times  

Four people were killed while five others got injured after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed residentital building in Delhi’s Geeta Colony on Thursday morning, police said. According to police, a total of nine injured people -- two children, four women and three men -- were rescued from the building and rushed to Hedgewar hospital near Anand Vihar. “At …

Bangladesh: Three arrested in connection with Dhaka fire that killed 46 people
10 months ago

Bangladesh: Three arrested in connection with Dhaka fire that killed 46 people

India TV News  

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested three persons, including two owners of a restaurant, in connection with the massive fire that broke out at a shopping mall in the capital late on Thursday, claiming the lives of 46 people. Two owners of an eatery called Chumuk and the manager of Kacchi Bhai restaurant were arrested on Friday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional …

Bangladesh: 46 killed, many injured after fire breaks out at building in Dhaka | VIDEO
10 months ago

Bangladesh: 46 killed, many injured after fire breaks out at building in Dhaka | VIDEO

India TV News  

In a devastating incident, a fire erupted at a six-story shopping mall in the heart of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, resulting in the loss of at least 46 lives and leaving numerous others injured. Late Thursday night, flames engulfed the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall, located in Dhaka's bustling downtown area. The fire, which reportedly originated in a …

China: 15 killed, 44 injured in building fire in Nanjing- a month after 39 people died in similar accident
10 months, 1 week ago

China: 15 killed, 44 injured in building fire in Nanjing- a month after 39 people died in similar accident

India TV News  

Beijing: At least 15 people were killed and 44 others injured when a building caught fire in China, a month after 39 people died in a similar accident. The building fire broke out in Nanjing, the capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, the municipal government said on Saturday. Thirty-nine people were killed and nine others injured in a building …

At least 39 people killed and nine injured in fire at Chinese shop
11 months, 1 week ago

At least 39 people killed and nine injured in fire at Chinese shop

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A huge fire in a …

At least 25 people killed after a fire broke out in China's Jiangxi province
11 months, 1 week ago

At least 25 people killed after a fire broke out in China's Jiangxi province

Firstpost  

The local government said search and rescue operations are underway, and that the cause of the fire is under investigation. At least 25 people died after a fire broke out in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province, the local government said on Wednesday. A fire broke out in the basement of a shopping area at 15:24 on Wednesday, said officials for the …

China: Massive fire at poorly designed workshop kills 6 in Guizhou, 2nd incident in less than a month
1 year ago

China: Massive fire at poorly designed workshop kills 6 in Guizhou, 2nd incident in less than a month

India TV News  

China workshop collapse: A workshop built from steel sheets collapsed in southern China, killing six people and injuring three others. Building collapses are not uncommon in China, where structures are sometimes thrown up without lawfully obtaining proper permits and safety standards are often ignored. China's poor infra Industrial safety in general remains a major problem, worsened by decaying infrastructure, poor …

China: 26 killed, 38 injured after fire breaks out in coal company building
1 year, 1 month ago

China: 26 killed, 38 injured after fire breaks out in coal company building

India TV News  

At least 26 people were killed and 38 others injured after a fire broke out at a building of a Chinese coal mining company in the Shanxi province on Thursday morning, according to authorities. According to news agency Xinhua, the fire erupted through the second floor of the four-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. A total of …

Fire at a Chinese coal mining company kills 26 people, injures dozens more
1 year, 1 month ago

Fire at a Chinese coal mining company kills 26 people, injures dozens more

LA Times  

China continues to rely overwhelmingly on coal from mines like this one, in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, for power generation. A fire erupted in a coal company building in a northern Chinese city Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring dozens of others, state media said. The building belongs to Yongju Coal Company and is in Lvliang city in northern …

One killed, 25 rescued as East Delhi building engulfed in flames
1 year, 1 month ago

One killed, 25 rescued as East Delhi building engulfed in flames

Hindustan Times  

A 55-year-old woman was killed, 13 people were injured, and 17 people along with two pet dogs were rescued after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in east Delhi’s Shakarpur early Tuesday morning. Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg said that the control room received a call at 1.03 am on Tuesday, after which three fire …

7 dead, 46 injured as fire breaks out at building in Mumbai's Goregaon West, PM Modi condoles deaths
1 year, 3 months ago

7 dead, 46 injured as fire breaks out at building in Mumbai's Goregaon West, PM Modi condoles deaths

Firstpost  

Till now, out of a total of 46 people injured in the fire, 7 of them have lost their lives and 39 are under treatment in HBT and Cooper Hospital, said Mumbai Police. At least seven people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a massive fire broke out at a building in Mumbai’s Goregaon on Friday. My deepest condolences …

56 dead after fire breaks out in apartment building in Vietnam
1 year, 3 months ago

56 dead after fire breaks out in apartment building in Vietnam

India Today  

More than 56 people died and 37 were injured in a fire that broke out at a nine-storey apartment building in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Tuesday night, the New York Times reported, citing state media. The fire broke out around 11:30 pm when many of the residents were at home, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Firefighters struggled …

Photos: Blaze at Johannesburg apartment building kills 74
1 year, 4 months ago

Photos: Blaze at Johannesburg apartment building kills 74

Al Jazeera  

At least 74 people have been killed when a fire raged through a five-floor Johannesburg apartment building. The building was gutted, blackened by soot and still smouldering on Thursday as emergency services gathered around it and bodies lay covered in blankets on a nearby street. They said at a news conference that an undetermined number of people were still missing …

6 killed, 80 injured in Italy retirement home fire
1 year, 5 months ago

6 killed, 80 injured in Italy retirement home fire

India Today  

An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three who were in critical condition, Italian authorities said on Friday. Two residents burned to death in their room, while four others died from intoxication, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said, speaking to reporters on the scene. Having said that, six dead is a …

Building collapses, gas blasts, mine cave-ins and more. Deadly accidents are commonplace in China
1 year, 6 months ago

Building collapses, gas blasts, mine cave-ins and more. Deadly accidents are commonplace in China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. — At least three people …

Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China
1 year, 6 months ago

Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

LA Times  

Firefighters at the scene of a deadly explosion in northwest China on Thursday. A massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China killed 31 people and injured seven, Chinese authorities said Thursday. The blast tore through the establishment about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous …

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29; cause under investigation
1 year, 8 months ago

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29; cause under investigation

LA Times  

Police officers and security guards gather at a hospital in Beijing where a fire killed more than two dozen people. The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said Wednesday, and a dozen people were detained, including the hospital’s head and her deputy. The cause of the fire is under investigation, …

China: 21 killed in hospital fire in Beijing; 71 patients evacuated
1 year, 8 months ago

China: 21 killed in hospital fire in Beijing; 71 patients evacuated

India TV News  

China: A deadly fire broke out in a hospital in China's national capital that claimed 21 lives on Tuesday. 'Twenty-one people were killed on Tuesday when a hospital building caught fire in China's national capital,' reads a report from PTI. 11 people died in a separate fire incident In a separate incident, 11 people died in a factory fire in …

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building
1 year, 8 months ago

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A fire swept through an apartment building in …

At least 40 killed in Mexico immigration center fire incident
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 40 killed in Mexico immigration center fire incident

Hindustan Times  

The death toll from a fire at a Mexican immigration detention center near the US border has risen to 40 after another migrant died of his injuries, authorities said Monday. Read here: More severe weather forecast predicted for tornado hit regions in US The deceased, who was not named, had been flown by air ambulance from Ciudad Juarez to a …

9 killed in explosion in TN firecracker factory
1 year, 9 months ago

9 killed in explosion in TN firecracker factory

Hindustan Times  

Nine people were killed and 18 were injured in an explosion in a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police said while only seven to 10 people were allowed to work at the premises, the unit had employed more than 27 people. Police said a first information report has been registered and the unit’s …

14 dead in massive apartment fire in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
1 year, 11 months ago

14 dead in massive apartment fire in Jharkhand's Dhanbad

Hindustan Times  

At least 14 people, including three children, were killed in a massive fire in a high-rise residential building in Jharhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday, chief secretary Sukhdev Singh said. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained,” Singh told news agency PTI. The exact toll will be known soon,” Dhanbad senior superintendent of police Sanjeev Kumar said. …

At least six hurt in Arnhem apartment fire overnight
2 years, 1 month ago

At least six hurt in Arnhem apartment fire overnight

NL Times  

At least six people got hurt in a fire in an apartment building on Millweg in Arnhem during the early hours of Friday morning. Emergency services rushed a woman, the resident of the apartment where the fire started, to a hospital with severe burns. @omroepgld https://t.co/3bSXfEN0mM pic.twitter.com/GueMvT2ZLi — Frank van Dijk December 2, 2022 The fire started on the third …

How a fire in remote China triggered nationwide covid protests
2 years, 1 month ago

How a fire in remote China triggered nationwide covid protests

Live Mint  

As smoke crept through the 21-story apartment building in far western China, panicked messages filled the residents’ chat group. Pandemic controls imposed by Chinese authorities around, and possibly inside, the apartment building had delayed the fire response, neighbors and family members of those killed have said. Li Wensheng, Urumqi’s fire chief, said at the press briefing that some residents’ “self-rescue …

UP: Fire kills 6 family members, injures 3 in Firozabad; CM condoles loss of lives
2 years, 1 month ago

UP: Fire kills 6 family members, injures 3 in Firozabad; CM condoles loss of lives

India TV News  

At least six family members were killed in a fire that ignited in the electronics-cum-furniture shop on the floor of the building where they lived in UP's Firozabad area. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and directed officials to provide a relief of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased, the government said. …

10 killed in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 1 month ago

10 killed in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A fire in an apartment building in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region killed 10 people and injured nine, authorities said Friday, amid stringent lockdowns that have left many residents in the area stuck in their homes for more than three months. “The Chinese government doesn’t care about their lives.” Urumqi Mayor Memtimin Qadir apologized to the city’s residents during …

China: Protests erupt over COVID curbs after deadly fire
2 years, 1 month ago

China: Protests erupt over COVID curbs after deadly fire

Al Jazeera  

Urumqi residents angered after blaze killed 10 in a residential building under lockdown due to China’s zero-COVID policy. A fire that killed 10 people in China’s Xinjiang region has sparked anger at the zero-COVID policy as Beijing faces increasing public disapproval over its hardline approach to stopping the spread of the coronavirus. On Thursday night, 10 people were killed and …

Anger grows in China over tightening lockdowns
2 years, 1 month ago

Anger grows in China over tightening lockdowns

The Hindu  

More cities in China imposed partial lockdowns on Friday as COVID-19 cases soared to the highest since the pandemic, bringing fresh restrictions for a weary Chinese public. If the early lockdowns were tolerated and seen to have spared China the mass deaths seen in many countries, public views, three years on, are markedly different as the economic costs mount from …

China: 10 killed after fire breaks out in apartment in northwest Xinjiang
2 years, 1 month ago

China: 10 killed after fire breaks out in apartment in northwest Xinjiang

India TV News  

China : As many as 10 people were killed while nine others were injured after a fire broke out in an apartment building in China's Xinjiang region, police said on Friday. The tragedy comes days after 38 people died in a fire at an industrial trading company in central China caused by welding sparks that ignited cotton cloth. Four people …

Report: Welding sparked central China fire that killed 38
2 years, 1 month ago

Report: Welding sparked central China fire that killed 38

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Investigators said that sparks from welding work appears to have been the cause of a fire that killed 38 people at a company dealing in chemicals and other industrial goods in central China’s Henan province. One or more welders operating in violation of safety rules appear to have let loose sparks that ignited cotton fabric in the building, …

Eight killed in fire mishap in Secunderabad hotel
2 years, 3 months ago

Eight killed in fire mishap in Secunderabad hotel

The Hindu  

Eight persons staying in a four-storeyed hotel were killed in a devastating fire accident that started in an electrical vehicle bike showroom and spread upstairs in Secunderabad, under Market Police Station limits, late on Monday night. Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C. V. Anand, who along with senior police officers was camping at the accident site, said till last reports came …

One dead, three injured in firecracker explosion in Vishakapatnam
2 years, 3 months ago

One dead, three injured in firecracker explosion in Vishakapatnam

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: One person has died while three others were injured when fire broke out at an illegal firecracker unit on the outskirts of the Chinayatapalem village under Sabbavaram mandal in Anakapalle district on Tuesday morning. The police said B. Mahesh and Kamalamma alias Lakshmi were severely injured and were shifted to KGH in Vizag city where Mahesh succumbed to burn …

27 dead after massive fire breaks out in building in Delhi's Mundka, more feared trapped
2 years, 7 months ago

27 dead after massive fire breaks out in building in Delhi's Mundka, more feared trapped

India Today  

Twenty-seven people died after a massive fire broke out at an office building in Mundka in Delhi at around 4.45 pm on Friday. Reacting to the incident, President Ram Nath Kovind said, "Distressed by the tragic fire accident at a building near Mundka Metro Station in Delhi. Distressed by the tragic fire accident at a building near Mundka Metro Station …

Fire in India capital New Delhi kills at least 27, dozens injured
2 years, 7 months ago

Fire in India capital New Delhi kills at least 27, dozens injured

Al Jazeera  

The fire broke out at a four-storey commercial building in west New Delhi in the late afternoon on Friday. At least 27 people have died and dozens more were injured following a massive fire in a building in the Indian capital New Delhi, emergency services said. The large fire broke out at a four-storey commercial building in west New Delhi …

India factory fire kills 6, hospitalizes 13 with burns
2 years, 8 months ago

India factory fire kills 6, hospitalizes 13 with burns

Associated Press  

HYDERABAD, India — Fire raged through a pharmaceutical factory after an explosion in southern India, killing at least six workers on night shift and burning 13 others, police said Thursday. The fire broke out due to a chemical reactor leaking monomethyl nitric acid — used for manufacturing several types of polymers — which caused an explosion on Wednesday night, Police …

11 migrant workers dead in Hyderabad godown fire
2 years, 9 months ago

11 migrant workers dead in Hyderabad godown fire

The Hindu  

At least 11 persons were charred to death after a massive fire broke out in a timber depot-cum-scrap godown at Bhoiguda in the wee hours of Wednesday. Police said that the fire broke out around 4 a.m. and the victims, who work as daily wagers, hailed from Bihar. CM offers condolences Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao condoled the death of …

Fire leaves 46 dead, dozens injured in southern Taiwan
3 years, 2 months ago

Fire leaves 46 dead, dozens injured in southern Taiwan

India TV News  

The death toll from a fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46, according to officials on Thursday who said at least another 41 people were injured. A fire department statement said the blaze was “extremely fierce” and destroyed many floors. Video shown on Taiwanese television showed orange flames and smoke billowing out of …

Dozens killed in Bangladesh factory fire
3 years, 5 months ago

Dozens killed in Bangladesh factory fire

The Hindu  

A food processing factory in Bangladesh was still in flames on July 9, nearly 24 hours after a fire broke out, according to media reports. The death toll rose sharply after firefighters started recovering dozens of bodies of trapped workers from the factory's upper floors. Some of the injured workers jumped from the factory's roof to escape the blaze, police …

3 workers killed, 26 injured in massive fire in Bangladesh factory
3 years, 5 months ago

3 workers killed, 26 injured in massive fire in Bangladesh factory

India TV News  

At least three workers, including two women, died and 26 others were injured in massive fire at a juice factory on the outskirts of Dhaka on Thursday evening, officials said. The fire broke out at the multi-storey building of the Shezan Juice Factory of Hashem Foods Ltd in Bhulota Karnagop area in Narayanganj around 5 p.m. and 15 units of …

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