Up to a dozen containers carrying chemicals caught fire at a terminal at Brazil’s largest port of Santos on Thursday (January 14, 2016), restricting ship movement, representatives of the port authority Codesp said. The fire at the container terminal operated by logistics company Localfrio in Guaruja, on the eastern side of Santos, started around 3 p.m. Brasilia time (1700 GMT), sending plumes of smoke across the shipping channel at the commodity exporting port. A spokeswoman […]
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Firefighters battle large fire at Moscow library
Firefighters in the Russian capital Moscow on Friday (January 30) night battled a large fire in the library of the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences. The fire broke out in on the top floor of the three-storey building shortly after 10pm (1900 GMT), and emergencies workers said they had localised the blaze a few minutes after midnight, according to Russian news agency RIA. RIA reported the fire consumed 2,000 square metres (21,500 square […]
Fire in Cubao
A fire which lasted for about one hour, caused an estimated Php 500, 000 in damages when it reached the second alarm. The fire caused an inconvenience to drivers since road blocks were set along Aurora Blvd to let fire trucks reach the site of the incident.
Fire in Rizal Ave, Manila destroys medical equipment
An estimated Php 500, 000 worth of medical supplies and equipment were destroyed in a fire in Rizal Avenue, Manila.
MAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE IN JAPAN IN DEFENCE PROTEST
A Japanese man set himself a fire near a bustling rail station in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo to protest a proposal reinterpreting the Japanese Constitution to allow for a more active military. Dennis Lu reports.
Fire in Valenzuela
A warehouse in Brgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela burst into flames seven in the morning was finally brought in control by the firefighters.
Corporal injured in HQ explosion dies
An army corporal that was injured in the fire and subsequent explosion in the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Fort Bonifacio has died.
Fire destroys factory in Caloocan
A fire destroyed an extension cord factory in Caloocan City. The fire started in the second floor and was put out at around 1:00 AM. No injuries were recorded. Authorities estimated the damage at around P100,000. Click video for details.
Fire in Quezon City razes a two story house
A fire razed a two-story house on Betty Go Street, Barangay Immaculate, Quezon City. The fire started in the second floor, around 9 in the evening, spreading quickly. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at 500, 000 pesos.
Fire in Tandang Sora, Quezon City
50 houses were burned down while 150 families were affected by a fire in Banlat Road, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.
Fire in Kawit, Cavite
Although there are no recorded casualties, the number of injured is still being counted, according to Enrique Martinez of the Cavite office of Public Safety when a fire broke out in Brgy. Aplaya, Binakayan, Kawit Cavite. The fire affected 300 houses.
Bus on Fire on SLEX
At around six in the morning, a bus was on fire on the South Luzon Express or SLEX. The location of the said bus on fire was near Alabang, Muntinlupa.





