November 22nd, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Taiyuan (China), Nov 22 (Xinhua) Eight people were killed and 16 injured when a hotel in north China caught fire early Saturday, authorities said. Rescuers found seven bodies after the fire was ...
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October 22nd, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Vienna, Oct 22 (RIA Novosti) A single-engine light sport aircraft crashed on the roof of the Austrian Cobra special police headquarters near the capital, killing the pilot and the passenger, media reported ...
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October 21st, 2008 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
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Los Angeles, Oct 21 (Xinhua) Three people were killed and one seriously injured Monday when the aircraft in which they were travelling crashed near an airport in Santa Catalina Island in Los ...
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October 11th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct.11 (ANI): The two alleged terrorists Bilal Abdulla and Kafeel Ahmed - who left car bombs near a busy London nightclub, used tourist rickshaws to escape the scene in an ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Los Angeles, Oct 8 (DPA) Actor Nick Nolte, 67, had to jump through a window to escape a fast-moving fire that severely damaged his Malibu mansion.The blaze Tuesday was apparently ignited by ...
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September 20th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Sep 20 (IANS) A huge fire broke out in a major port in Sharjah in the early hours of Saturday, causing damages running into billions of dollars.The fire broke out at ...
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September 14th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Moscow , Sept 14 (ANI): At least 88 people died when a Boeing-737 airliner they were flying in crashed in the Sibera region. No casualties were reported on the ground as ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by David M N James
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A huge fire has gutted down some key areas of the Eurotunnel.
Train traffic through the Channel Tunnel, which links England and France, has been suspended following a fire, officials said. The ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Washington, Aug 17 (DPA) Seven people, including five children, were killed as a fire broke out in a house in southern US, media reports Sunday said. Firefighters said those who were charred ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Hong Kong, Aug 10 (DPA) Two firemen and an elderly women were killed and dozens injured when a blaze in a Hong Kong nightclub spread through a high-rise block of flats Sunday. ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 4:18 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
San Francisco, Aug 7 (DPA) Nine firefighters were killed when a helicopter carrying them to help control a wildfire in northern California crashed and burned in a remote forest area, the Federal ...
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July 8th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 8 (ANI): Talk of the bizarre, and this incident would almost assuredly fit the bill.
A 91-year-old woman based in the Milwaukee suburb of Greendale in Wisconsin, was stuck under ...
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July 8th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 8 (ANI): Talk of the bizarre, and this incident would almost assuredly fit the bill.A 91-year-old woman based in the Milwaukee suburb of Greendale in Wisconsin, was stuck under ...
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July 6th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Several thousand people evacuated areas of Big Sur and Santa Barbara over the weekend. In Big Sur already 20 homes have been gutted and over a thousand structures still are in danger, ...
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June 29th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
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Brisbane, June 29 (ANI): In what can be described as a 'miracle', a two-year-old boy survived alongside the body of his mother who had apparently been dead for at least six ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, June 18 (IANS) An Indian businessman in Qatar died after a fire broke out in his office while he was taking a siesta. Mohammad Fariz, in his 30s, was taking a ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
San Francisco, June 12 (DPA) More than 1,500 residents were evacuated near Santa Cruz in California, after a wildfire threatened homes in the coastal town south of San Francisco. Officials had warned ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
San Francisco, June 12 (DPA) A wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains has forced the evacuation of 1,400 residents as more than 175 firefighters fought the blaze, local media has reported. Warm, ...
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June 11th, 2008 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Khartoum/Nairobi, June 11 (DPA) More than 100 people were killed when an airliner carrying more than 200 passengers burst into flames upon landing in the Sudanese capital Khartoum late Tuesday. Sudan TV ...
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June 11th, 2008 - 2:51 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Khartoum/Nairobi, June 11 (DPA) A plane carrying about 180 passengers crashed while landing in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, reports said late Tuesday evening. Pictures from Sudanese television showed flaming wreckage and firefighters ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by admin
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Los Angeles, June 1 (ANI): A major fire broke out on Sunday on a sound stage at the Universal Studios.
The blaze was reported before dawn on a sound stage at the ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Washington, June 1 (DPA) A massive fire broke out at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles early Sunday, according to reports. US broadcaster CNN reported that the blaze raged through several buildings ...
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May 31st, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by admin
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Tegucigalpa (Honduras), May 31 (IANS) Four people were killed and 60 injured when an airliner ran off the runway after landing at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International Airport, Spain's EFE news agency reported. The ...
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April 27th, 2008 - 3:04 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Casablanca, April 27 (DPA) At least 55 people were killed and 12 seriously injured when a fire broke out Saturday in a mattress manufacturing factory in an industrial estate here. The cause ...
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April 24th, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Cairo, April 24 (DPA) A big blaze broke out Thursday in a garment factory owned by the Indian-based Embee International in the Egyptian city of Ismailiya, inflicting damage estimated at about $ ...
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April 20th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
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Kanpur, Apr 20 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in Kanpur around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, gutting down a petrochemical factory and killing one person.
There were about 87 labourers in the ...
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April 6th, 2008 - 7:36 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Wellington, April 6 (DPA) A firefighter was killed and six injured when a refrigerated warehouse packed with cheese exploded as they responded to an automatic alarm Saturday near Hamilton on New Zealand's ...
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April 5th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Wellington, April 5 (DPA) Six firefighters were seriously injured and several reported missing after a series of explosions set off a massive blaze at a factory near Hamilton, in New Zealand's North ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Vienna, March 25 (DPA) At least 60 people were injured Tuesday, some seriously, in a mass pile-up involving up to 100 vehicles on Austria's A1 motorway between Vienna and Salzburg, with the ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
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London, Mar 25 (ANI): A Brit woman who could not get out of her trousers to go to the loo dialled emergency and claimed to be locked in a chastity belt. ...
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