Around 150 workers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Honda industrial warehouse in Barcelona.
Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar said the fire was reported at a complex near Shatabdi Vihar under Sector 24 police station limits
Many victims were South Asians who had travelled to India for treatment or to accompany relatives.
Firefighters rescue more than 40 people trapped inside as thick smoke fills the burning New Delhi building.
The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained; no casualties have been reported
A 30-year-old woman has died and two other people remain in a critical condition following a suspicious fire at a flat in Hong Kong’s affluent Mid-Levels district, with police later uncovering drug-taking apparatus in a bedroom. The Hospital Authority confirmed on Sunday that the woman, who had been rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, was pronounced dead at 11.20pm on Saturday. A source said the 30-year-old, a mainland Chinese woman holding a two-way permit, had sustained extensive burns...
One woman sustained burn injuries.
CM Naidu closely monitored the situation and spoke over the phone with Guntur District Collector C.M. Sai Kanth Varma and senior fire services officials regarding the incident
Hong Kong’s note-issuing banks are replacing burnt cash for Wang Fuk Court residents, following emergency measures introduced by the city’s Monetary Authority and lenders to support those affected by last November’s devastating fire at the Tai Po estate. The extent of the residents’ financial losses came into the spotlight as they returned to the site to collect their belongings during a 15-day government operation that wrapped up earlier this month. When residents visited Wang Tai House, one of...
A massive fire is tearing through a densely-populated neighbourhood in Manila.
The fire broke out at a complex metres away from Gulzar Houz where a fire on May 18, 2025 killed over a dozen people
Buddhist hall housing ‘eternal flame’ burns down in Japan
The incident has drawn attention, as local residents and women had staged protests in recent weeks demanding the removal of the liquor outlet, alleging inconvenience to the public
Owners at Wang Chi House, the only block spared in Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, have until October 15 to finalise the sale of homes under a government buyback scheme – provided more than 75 per cent of them indicate their intention to sell by the end of next month. However, the tight timeline has sparked widespread frustration among residents, who complain they are being pressured to make a decision without crucial details regarding insurance coverage and future maintenance...
The government-appointed administrator of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has sought to delay an owners’ meeting, prompting calls from residents to hold it before the end of June to address concerns ahead of a decision on whether to sell their flats. The move by Hop On Management Company came after more than 240 owners, representing over 12 per cent of households at the estate in Tai Po, petitioned the administrator in late April to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM), warning...
The blaze has caused losses worth several lakhs of rupees
Wang Fuk Court’s administrator has revealed that HK$180 million (US$22.9 million) has been paid to parties involved in the estate’s renovation project, with the remaining HK$127 million to be refunded to owners displaced by one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires in decades. The details were disclosed during a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, one of two sessions arranged for residents by Hop On Management Company, the government-appointed administrator of the Tai Po estate following the fire. The second...
The fire damaged some materials and a portion of the ceiling but caused no casualties or damage to equipment
At least five people were killed after a massive fire broke out at a fairground in Villahermosa, southeastern Mexico.