38 killed in Kazakhstan drug abuse clinic fireSeptember 13th, 2009 ASTANA - At least 38 people were killed in a fire that broke out in a drug abuse clinic in southern Kazakhstan, authorities said Sunday. The fire started early Sunday at the narcological dispensary in the town of Taldykorgan, the administrative centre of the Almaty province.
11 miners dead, 3 missing, in northern China mine blastAugust 25th, 2009 11 miners dead in northern China mine blastBEIJING — A gas blast in a coal mine in northern China killed 11 and left three miners missing, state media reported. The explosion ripped through a mine shaft in Jinzhong city in Shanxi province on Monday morning, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Fire fighters rush to rescue hand stuck in toilet pot!August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fire fighters in China were a little amused when they rushed in to rescue a woman's hand, which was jammed in the sewer of a toilet in a hospital. The woman, surnamed Zhang, was in the hospital visiting her sick husband, reports the China Daily.
China punishes 60 people including vice mayor for disco fire in ShenzhenAugust 18th, 2009 GUANGZHOU, China — China has punished 60 people deemed responsible for a blaze at the "King of the Dancers" disco that killed 44 people in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen. A Web site for the country's State Council, or Cabinet, said Tuesday that 35 people, including the club's boss have faced criminal charges after the fire at the unlicensed nightclub one year ago.
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.
China says bus fire that killed 27 people was deliberately set by man intent on suicideJuly 3rd, 2009 China says deadly bus fire was deliberately setBEIJING — A Chinese bus fire that killed 27 people and injured dozens last month was deliberately set by a man who committed suicide, state media said Friday. The air-conditioned bus caught fire during the morning rush hour in the southwestern city of Chengdu and was destroyed within minutes.
China bus fire toll rises to 27June 7th, 2009 CHENGDU - The toll in a bus fire accident in China Sunday rose to 27 after two more passengers succumbed to their injuries, an official said. The two victims had received severe burn injuries after the bus in which they were travelling caught fire in southwest China Friday.
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.
Official: 27 children killed in fire at day care in northern MexicoJune 6th, 2009 Official: 27 children die in Mexico day care fireMEXICO CITY — A Mexican official says at least 27 children have been killed in a fire that spread from a warehouse to a day care in the northern city of Hermosillo. Prosecutors spokesman Jose Larrinaga told the Televisa television network that dozens more have been hospitalized.
Death toll rises to 25 in southwestern China bus fire; cause of blaze still unclearJune 5th, 2009 Toll rises to 25 in southwest China bus fireBEIJING — A fire aboard a public bus killed 25 people and left dozens hospitalized Friday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. The cause of the blaze in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, remained under investigation, according to a report on a Web site run by the provincial government's propaganda department.
24 killed, 44 injured in bus fire in southwestern China; cause of blaze unclearJune 5th, 2009 24 killed, 44 injured in southwest China bus fireBEIJING — A fire aboard a public bus killed 24 people and left another 44 hospitalized Friday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. Another 10 people escaped the blaze in the city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, the Xinhua News Agency said.
24 killed in bus fire in southwest China city of Chengdu; cause unclearJune 5th, 2009 24 killed in southwest China bus fireBEIJING — Chinese state media says 24 have been killed in a bus fire in the southwestern city of Chengdu. A brief report by the official Xinhua News Agency gave no indication of the cause of the fire early Friday, and Chengdu city government spokesemen reached by phone refused to officer additional information.
Man sets himself on fire in crowded square in Chongqing in southern ChinaApril 29th, 2009 Man sets himself on fire in southern ChinaBEIJING — A man is in serious condition after setting himself on fire in a crowded square in a southern Chinese city. Xinhua News Agency says the man used flammable liquid to set himself alight in Chongqing's bustling Liberation Monument Square around noon Wednesday.
14 soldiers killed while trying to put out forest fire in Nepal's mountainsApril 23rd, 2009 14 soldiers killed fighting forest fire in NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Officials says 14 soldiers have been killed while trying to put out a forest fire in a village in Nepal's mountainous northeast. Government administrator Jitendra Bhandari says 150 soldiers have been fighting the fire since Wednesday.
Fifteen killed in fire in bar in ChinaJanuary 31st, 2009 FUZHOU - Fifteen people were killed in a fireworks accident in Changle city in east China's Fujian province, government said. The accident occurred at 23.30 p.m.
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