Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 16, toll may rise
World 15:26 15/10/2025A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and the death toll could rise, an official said.
Man arrested after rooftop trash fires spread to neighboring homes in Hanoi
Vietnam News 10:46 13/10/2025Hanoi police said on Sunday they had urgently arrested a 55-year-old man after he twice burned trash on his rooftop, sparking a fire that spread to nearby houses on De La Thanh Street.
Home fire claims 4 lives in Hanoi
Vietnam News 12:18 16/09/2025A devastating house fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning claimed the lives of four family members in Thuong Tin Commune, Hanoi.
3 dead as Indonesian protesters set fire to regional parliament building
World 16:03 30/08/2025MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto's government.
Fire breaks out on Edinburgh landmark Arthur's Seat
World 13:31 11/08/2025EDINBURGH -- A wildfire broke out on Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano overlooking Scotland's capital Edinburgh, on Sunday, spreading extensively across the landmark which is popular with walkers and tourists and producing smoke visible from miles around.
Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows
World 09:51 08/08/2025Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as the country endures one of its worst fire seasons on record.
Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages
World 16:26 27/07/2025Firefighters were battling wildfires across Greece and the Western Balkans on Saturday as the south of Europe sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer, with some villages and settlements being evacuated in Greece and Albania.
Indonesia ferry fire kills three, more than 500 rescued
World 15:12 21/07/2025Three people died and more than 500 others were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, emergency officials said Monday.
Ho Chi Minh City urges residents to remove ‘tiger cages’ in door-to-door fire safety push
Ho Chi Minh City 10:40 16/07/2025Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are urging residents to remove ‘chuong cop’ (tiger cage), or iron-barred enclosures installed on balconies and windows to prevent burglary, in order to reduce the fatal risks posed during fires.
Deadly Ho Chi Minh City apartment fire caused by short circuit: police
Ho Chi Minh City 09:53 09/07/2025An electrical short circuit from a resident’s unauthorized wiring at a ground-floor apartment caused a deadly Sunday fire at Doc Lap apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City, police confirmed on Tuesday.
Ho Chi Minh City apartment building fire kills 8
Ho Chi Minh City 10:07 07/07/2025Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration, early on Monday morning led a delegation to the scene of a deadly fire that killed eight people at Doc Lap apartment complex in Phu Tho Hoa Ward, formerly part of Tan Phu District.
Thousands in Spain confined indoors for hours by toxic fumes
World 13:28 11/05/2025Spanish authorities told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors for nearly seven hours on Saturday, after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.
