June 19, 2024 | 17:13
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has extended his condolences to families of seven victims killed in two fires in Hanoi and the northern province of Bac Giang on June 16, while requesting extra efforts to find out causes and promptly handle consequences.
May 24, 2024 | 15:12
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 24 signed off a dispatch demanding urgent moves be taken to address the consequences of a deadly fire in Hanoi’s Cau Giay district on the early morning the same day.
May 24, 2024 | 15:08
At least 14 people were killed and three others were injured in a blaze at a house in an alley on Trung Kinh street in Trung Hoa ward of Hanoi’s Cau Giay district in the early morning of May 24.
May 13, 2024 | 17:33
The administration of Warsaw will convene meetings to discuss support for the traders whose stores were destroyed in a shopping centre blaze in the capital city of Poland on early May 12.
May 13, 2024 | 17:26
Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Ha Hoang Hai said on May 12 that a fire had broken out at the shopping centre on Marywilska street, Warsaw, Poland, where many Vietnamese run stalls, on early the day, and there was no casualty, but almost all property were destroyed, according to initial reports.
June 01, 2023 | 17:47
After receiving numerous opinions on the amendment of fire safety regulations, the Ministry of Construction recently requested a review and revision of the national technical standards for fire safety in buildings and construction projects.
April 06, 2023 | 10:11
SP Group, SolarEdge, and Unitek will organise a seminar on fire prevention for businesses using rooftop solar in Ha Nam province on April 12.
September 08, 2022 | 15:23
One more victim of the karaoke parlor fire in the southern province of Binh Duong has died after being hospitalised, raising the death toll to 33, according to the local police.
May 20, 2020 | 17:14
SEOUL: LG Group chairman Koo Gwang-mo apologised on Wednesday (May 20) over two fatal accidents at LG Chem facilities in the past two weeks, reports said, including a gas leak in India that killed 12 people.
May 13, 2020 | 08:36
SAINT PETERSBURG: Five people died in a fire in a hospital for coronavirus patients in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg on Tuesday (May 12), with some victims attached to ventilators, officials said.
May 12, 2020 | 09:17
MEDAN: At least 22 people were injured when a crude oil tanker burst into flames at one of Indonesia's busiest ports on Monday (May 11) with rescuers scrambling to reach dozens trapped on board, an official said.
February 15, 2020 | 08:49
Fifteen children were killed when a fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, a judge told AFP on Friday (Feb 14), highlighting the severe shortcomings of the island nation's child welfare institutions.
December 31, 2019 | 10:12
Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were trapped on a beach in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on Tuesday (Dec 31), as blazes ringed a popular tourist area leaving no escape by land.
December 09, 2019 | 09:17
At least 43 people were killed Sunday (Dec 8) in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.
December 06, 2019 | 17:27
Several Australian bushfires have combined to form a "mega fire" that is burning out of control across a swathe of land north of Sydney, authorities said Friday (Dec 6), warning they cannot contain the blaze.