70 killed in multiple vehicle inferno in Nigeria (Lead, Changing dateline)October 10th, 2009 NAIROBI/ABUJA - Some 70 people were killed, many of them burnt to death, in a multiple-vehicle inferno in Nigeria caused after a fuel tanker crashed, the online edition of This Day newspaper reported Saturday. The accident in Anambra state ultimately involved nine vehicles, including the fuel tanker, six commuter buses, and passenger car and a van, the report said.
Fire in Delhi school, two children injuredOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two children suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out in a primary school in southwest Delhi Monday, a fire brigade official said. We received a call at 11.15 a.m.
20 school children injured in Delhi bus accidentSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 20 children were injured Tuesday when their school bus toppled after a collision with a private chartered bus in south Delhi, police said. The accident took place around 7.45 a.m near a traffic intersection of R.K.
Magnitude-6.4 quake jolts Bali, injuring seven (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)September 18th, 2009 BALI - An earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday, triggering panic among tourists and residents. At least seven people were injured, most of them with broken bones, said Rusyam Pakaya of the Health Ministry's crisis centre.
School bus catches fire in Mumbai, 10 children seriously woundedAugust 20th, 2009 PANVEL - At least 10 children sustained serious burn injuries when a school bus caught fire in Panvel in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Thursday. Three children are said to be in critical condition.
10 kids seriously injured as schoolbus catches fire in MaharashtraAugust 20th, 2009 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.
20 children sustain burn injuries as school bus catches fire in MumbaiAugust 20th, 2009 PANVEL - At least 20 school children sustained burn injuries, seven of them severe burns, when a school bus caught fire in Panvel in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Thursday, police said. "Seven school children sustained severe burn injuries after a school bus they were traveling in caught fire.
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.
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.
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.
24 elementary students, 6 adults from Md. injured when buses crash in Washington, D.C.April 28th, 2009 2 dozen children injured when 2 buses crash in DCWASHINGTON — Two dozen students are injured after two buses taking children on a school trip crashed in Washington, D.C. None of the children's injuries were serious.
21 killed in blaze in fire cracker factoryApril 10th, 2009 JALGAON - Twenty-one people, including 10 women and six minors, were killed and another 35 injured Friday in a major blaze in a fire cracker factory in Jalgaon in Maharashtra. The fire broke out around 5 p.m.
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