A fire erupted at a shipyard in Aberdeen on Friday, sending dark clouds billowing into the neighbourhood, a Hong Kong government spokesman said. The fire escalated into a No 3 alarm within half an hour at the shipyard on Shum Wan Road at 4.11pm, according to the spokesman. “Members of the public who are being…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
A 75-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a blaze destroyed part of a noise barrier on a busy road in Hong Kong on Wednesday, halting traffic on the major route in the southern New Territories for more than half a day. The fire began at around 11am on Wednesday under a…
A fire engulfed and destroyed part of a 150-metre-long (492 feet) noise barrier on a busy Hong Kong road on Wednesday, paralysing parts of the road for the entire day as authorities rushed to repair and reopen them by early Thursday. The blaze began at around 11am under a footbridge next to the six-metre-tall structure…
A 60-year-old man Hong Kong man has died and his 30-year-old daughter injured from a fire that broke out at their flat on Sunday, with preliminary investigations finding that a short circuit of a mobile phone charger had caused the accident. Police said they received calls for help at 11.38am for a blaze at Block…
A woman in central China has astonished social media users by constructing a door in the external wall of a residential building and installing stairs to connect to the adjacent block as an emergency exit in the event of a fire. The modifications made by the resident surnamed Wang, who lives in Changde, Hunan province,…
A fire erupted overnight in a retirement home in the northeastern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro killing at least 10 people, the emergency services said on Friday. They did not provide further details in a post on X but Spanish media said there were 82 people inside when the blaze broke out at around…
Fueled by critically low humidity levels and Santa Ana winds, the fast-moving Mountain fire swept through the hillside communities of Ventura County, scorching more than 20,000 acres by Thursday evening and threatening over 5,000 households, authorities said. Satellite imagery captured by NASA and Maxar Technologies showcases the fire’s fury as homes are reduced to rubble…