A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said yesterday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape.
Bangladeshi construction worker Shakil Mohammad was at work at River Valley Road in Singapore when he heard screams next door.
More than 100 local volunteers, along with forest officials, worked through the night to contain the blaze
Nine firefighting units brought the blaze undert control at 9:15am
Locals said the couple often engaged in heated arguments
Lack of advanced firefighting equipment delayed efforts to control the fire.
Six members of a family were burnt as a fire broke out at a house in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Friday night.
Six members of a family, including four children, were killed in a fire at a house of Ashrayan project in Sunamganj’s Dharmapasha upazila early yesterday.
If politically inexperienced youth can oust a tyrant prime minister, why can’t they battle with the flood that has engulfed a part of the country alone?
A fire that broke out at a printing press in Patuatuli in Old Dhaka last night was doused after two hours
Amid poor enforcement of safety rules, the number of fire incidents has risen in the last four years.
This rapid expansion of the restaurant sector has led to the cutting of many vital corners when it comes to safety.
A fire that broke out at a commercial building in Dhaka's Uttara area early today has been doused after more than five hours of frantic efforts
A fire that broke out at the office of SA Paribahan in Dhaka's Kakrail area this morning has been brought under control after around 45 minutes of frantic efforts
A fire that broke out at a tin-shed colony of Amin Jute Mills in Chattogram city's Muradpur area this morning was brought under control after one hour
At least 113 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah
Seven firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 3:30pm
"I have lost everything," said an inconsolable Matin Khan who had a small shop in the Mohammadpur Krishi Market that was ravaged in a devastating fire early this morning
Firefighters had to struggle to bring the fire at Mohammad Krishi Market under control due to a huge crowd of onlookers, Director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Lt Col Md Tajul Islam said today
