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Asia
10 newborns killed in India hospital fire
LUCKNOW, India: A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said on Saturday (Nov…
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Spain
Fire in Spanish nursing home kills at least 10
This article was originally published in Spanish Two other people are in critical condition after a blaze broke out in the…
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News
Fire at Lucky Plaza: 20 evacuated, 2 taken to hospital
SINGAPORE: Twenty people were evacuated and two were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at Lucky Plaza on…
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Germany
Brand-new fire station in Germany burns down as it had no fire alarms
A fire alarm system wasn’t installed in the building because experts did not consider it necessary. ADVERTISEMENT A new fire…
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News
Fuel tanker accident kills at least 147 in Nigeria
JIGAWA STATE, Nigeria: A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost…
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Asia
Sorrow and anger as families bid farewell to Thai school bus fire victims
The transport ministry recalled more than 13,000 gas-fuelled buses last week to conduct safety checks. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said…
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Asia
Nine dead in Taiwan hospital blaze: Fire agency
TAIPEI: Nine people died on Thursday (Oct 3) after a fire ripped through a hospital in southern Taiwan, the island’s…
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Asia
Thai police arrest driver in school bus fire that killed 23
BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed…
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Asia
School bus catches fire in Thailand, 25 feared dead
BANGKOK:Â A devastating fire tore through a Thai bus carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip Tuesday (Oct 1),…
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Mexico
2 dead, 1 injured in Pemex refinery fire in Oaxaca
Two workers died and another suffered burns in an explosion and fire Saturday at Pemex’s Salina Cruz oil refinery on…
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