Fire at Japan hospital kills 10, injures five more

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 11:48

A fire that ripped through a hospital in Japan as patients slept killed 10 elderly people and prompted government demands for safety reviews across the country.

Girl set afire by youth dies, accused arrested

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 21:27

A girl allegedly set on fire by a youth in Jharkhand`s Dhanbad district died during treatment in a Bokaro hospital on Tuesday night.

Car catches fire on Yamuna Expressway, none injured

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 14:27

A car caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway, however, three passengers including the car driver escaped unhurt, police said.

Mobs against cow slaughter attack vehicles, police

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 20:31

Mobs opposed to cow slaughter went on the rampage in two places in Haryana torching 65 vehicles and attacking police.

Fire guts Uzan Bazar market

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 14:11

Uzan Bazar is a residential-cum-commercial hub with major tourist, historical and religious sites.

Two teenage UK girls arrested after firefighter dies

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 23:13

Two 15-year-old girls have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a firefighter was killed tackling a blaze in Manchester.

31 dead in oil tanker blaze in Uganda capital

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 09:06

At least 31 people have died in a blaze that engulfed an oil tanker after it was hit by another vehicle in a suburb of the Ugandan capital.

Two farmers attempt self-immolation

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 08:06

Two farmers tried to immolate themselves in Dadri area, demanding higher compensation for their land acquired by a private builder.

Fire in Pune hospital; none hurt

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 11:12

Fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a two-storeyed hospital on Tuesday, officials said.

Houses, panchayat ghar gutted in two separate fire incidents

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 18:09

Five residential houses, a school building and a panchayat ghar were damaged in two separate fire incidents in north Kashmir.

100 huts gutted in Mumbai slum blaze

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 09:04

Eight people sustained burn injuries and around 100 huts were reduced to ashes in a major fire that engulfed a slum near Bandra station in west Mumbai, officials said on Thursday.