Air India plane engine catches fire in Mumbai, passengers safeSeptember 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Nearly 215 passengers and crew of a Riyadh-bound Air India flight had a narrow escape here Friday morning when they were evacuated quickly after one of the plane's engines caught fire while proceeding for take-off. The fire was noticed by the ground staff while the aircraft had begun to taxi toward the runway and was immediately doused, Air India spokesperson Jitendra Bhargava said.
22 kids injured as school bus catches fire in Maharashtra (Lead, changing dateline)August 20th, 2009 PANVEL - At least 22 children sustained burn injuries when their school bus caught fire in Panvel town in Maharashtra's Raigad district Thursday morning, police said. The private mini-bus was ferrying 38 children to C.K.T.
41 women, children killed in Kuwait fire: reportAugust 16th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - At least 41 women and children were killed and dozens more injured in a fire that broke out Saturday night in a tent at a wedding in Kuwait, local media reports said. Many more were believed to have been killed in a stampede that followed the fire at the wedding in the Ayoun area of Jahra, west of Kuwait City, the Kuwait Times reported.
Engine of plane catches fire at Paris airport, 8 people injured on emergency slidesAugust 5th, 2009 Plane engine catches fire in Paris, 8 injuredPARIS — Panicked passengers scrambled and pushed to the emergency exits of an Airbus 320 preparing to carry 165 passengers from Paris to a vacation city in Spain after an engine suddenly caught fire Wednesday, a passenger said. Eight passengers had chafed skin from using the emergency exit slides and were treated by airport personnel after the incident at Orly airport, Vueling airline and French police said.
Paris-Spain Airbus A320 catches fire, several injuredAugust 5th, 2009 Paris-Spain flight catches fire, several injured
PARIS — The Paris Airports authority says the engine of an Airbus 320 of the low-cost carrier Vueling on its way to Alicante in southeastern Spain has caught fire and that several people have been slightly injured. An official at Paris Airports says the passengers were injured as they tried to exit the plane down the emergency slides.
Cooking blamed for northeast Philadelphia row house fire that killed 2, injured 5July 26th, 2009 Cooking blamed as Philly fire kills 2, injures 5PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia fire officials say cooking sparked a weekend row house fire that killed a woman and a boy and injured five others. The blaze in the three-story building in the Frankford section of northeastern Philadelphia was reported at 7:31 a.m.
15 taken to hospital after charter bus collides with semi, overturns, catches fire in KansasJuly 14th, 2009 15 hurt when charter bus, semi collide in KansasMANHATTAN, Kan. — Fifteen people were injured when a charter bus carrying students in a job training program collided with a tractor-trailer in northeast Kansas, overturned and briefly caught fire.
Montana fireworks booth destroyed by fire, jeopardizing annual displayJune 30th, 2009 Montana fireworks booth catches fireHAVRE, Mont. — An early morning fire Tuesday destroyed a fireworks booth in north-central Montana, jeopardizing funding for the city of Havre's annual fireworks display.
Authorities say the same NY house caught fire two nights in a row; Both blazes accidentalJune 26th, 2009 Same NY house catches fire two night in a rowLAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Authorities said the same house caught fire two nights in a row this week.
One killed, 12 injured in Delhi factory fireJune 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - One person was killed and 12 others were injured when a fire broke out in a paint factory here Sunday, police said. The fire broke out after a boiler exploded in the paint factory in Okhla Phase II in south Delhi at 2 a.m.
Rare 1897 US flag found in attic of Milwaukee school after building caught fire from lightningMay 29th, 2009 Wis. school catches fire, turns up 1897 US flagMILWAUKEE — A recent fire in a Milwaukee public school that dates back to 1894 resulted in an unusual find: an American flag left in an unused attic area for more than 100 years. District officials say the flag is from 1897 and has just 45 stars, representing the number of states at that time.
Southwest plane has emergency evacuation as tire catches fire during Houston landingMay 13th, 2009 Tire fire forces plane's emergency evacuationHOUSTON — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight were forced to slide down emergency chutes after a tire caught fire as the plane landed in Houston. Southwest Airlines spokesman Paul Flaningan says no one was injured.
Police: At least 15 die in eastern India after crowded bus hits electric wire, catches fireMay 5th, 2009 Police: 15 die in India after bus catches firePATNA, India — Police say at least 15 people have died and 25 have been injured after a bus hit an electric wire and caught fire in eastern India. Local police official Chatranil Singh says many passengers were crowded on the bus's roof when it hit the wire Tuesday in Sitamarhi district in Bihar state, and that it is not clear if the victims were inside the bus or on the roof.
27 treated for smoke inhalation after commuter bus catches fire on Calif. freewayApril 23rd, 2009 27 treated after commuter bus burns on LA freewayLOS ANGELES — A commuter bus caught fire Thursday on a Los Angeles-area freeway, and 27 people were treated for smoke inhalation, a fire official said. No one was seriously injured but the bus was gutted.
30 treated for smoke inhalation after commuter bus catches fire on SoCal freewayApril 23rd, 2009 30 treated after commuter bus burns on LA freewayLOS ANGELES — Authorities say 30 people are being treated for smoke inhalation after a commuter bus caught fire on a Southern California highway. California Highway Patrol Officer David Porter says the fire was reported at 6:45 a.m.
NAVI MUMBAI - At least 10 children sustained burn injuries when their schoolbus caught fire in Panvel Town in Maharashtra’s Raigad district Thursday morning, police said. The private mini-bus proceeding to C.K.T. High School in Navi Mumbai, about 30 km from Panvel, caught fire at about 6.50 a.m.
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