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Rescuers Seek Survivors In China Subway Collapse

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:35:55 EST

Rescuers searched Monday for 17 workers missing after a subway tunnel they were building in eastern China caved in, killing at least four people, the state news agency said. A …

Four Students Die In Shanghai School Fire

FireFightingNews.com (BBC Monitoring Newsfile) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:24:20 EST

Four college students died after jumping off the window of their dormitory on the sixth floor at a Shanghai business school to escape fire Friday morning, Shanghai police said. …

Fairfax Firefighters Scour Haiti School Wreckage

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:26:37 EST

U.S. rescue workers and firefighters from Fairfax, Va., stand next to school rucksacks at La Promesse school in Petionville, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Monday, Nov. 10, …

800 Piglets And 80 Pigs Die In Blaze

FireFightingNews.com (Linda McKee) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:24:45 EST

Eighty pigs and 800 piglets died after fire broke out in a piggery on the Ards Peninsula. Police are investigating the cause of the blaze at Nugent Estate in Portaferry. The …

Rescuers Race Through Night To Save Haiti Students

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:52:23 EST

Rescue crews working under the glare of floodlights dug through the rubble of a collapsed school early Saturday in a frantic search for students who may still trapped in a …

Egyptian Protesters Torch Opposition Headquarters

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:51:48 EST

Dozens of protesters stormed the headquarters of Egypt's most prominent opposition politician and set it on fire early Thursday, injuring seven people, eyewitnesses and police …

Plane Crash Leaves Mexico Interior Secretary Dead

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:27:20 EST

One of Mexico's top pointmen in the war against drug trafficking died when a government jet crashed into a Mexico City street, setting fire to dozens of vehicles and dealing …

20 Reported Dead In German Bus Accident

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:26:33 EST

A German tour bus caught fire on an autobahn near the northern city of Hannover on Tuesday night, killing 20 people after a passenger reportedly sneaked a cigarette, police said. …

Four Dead, Two Injured In Chinese Furniture Plant Fire

FireFightingNews.com (BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:03:19 EST

Four people are confirmed dead and two others injured after a furniture plant in northwest China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region caught fire early Tuesday, the local …

At Least 48 Killed In 13 Blasts In Northeast India

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:18:17 EST

Senior government officials say 13 bombs have ripped through cities across northeastern India, killing 48 people and wounding more than 300. It was not immediately clear who was …

Tanker Explosion Kills Five, Burns Homes In Northwest China

FireFightingNews.com (Xinhua News Agency - CEIS) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:55:51 EST

Five people were killed when a tanker carrying liquefied gas caught fire and exploded on a highway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province Tuesday, police and witnesses said on …

Explosion At Indian Fireworks Factory Kills 27

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:44:59 EST

A huge explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in western India on Thursday killed 27 people, including 12 children, police said. The blast, which occurred before dawn, blew …

6 Killed In South Korean Arson

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:27:39 EST

A financially strapped South Korean man went on an arson and stabbing rampage in Seoul on Monday, leaving six people dead and seven others wounded, police said. The 31-year-old …

Fire Damages 19th Century Czech Building In Prague

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:03:06 EST

An official says a fire has destroyed part of a landmark 19th century exhibition hall in the Czech capital. Ondrej Safranek, a spokesman for the Prague firefighters, says the fire …

Hungary: 4 Dead, 26 Injured In Train Collision

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:46:38 EST

A local passenger train ran into the back of an long-distance train Monday near Budapest, killing four people and injuring 26. National Rescue Service spokesman Pal Gyorfi said …

Rescuers Search Tibet Rubble After Quake Kills 10

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:40:45 EST

Rescuers rushed tents, food and water to villagers in Tibet on Tuesday after an earthquake and scores of aftershocks rattled the capital and surrounding areas, killing at least 10 …

Carpets Worth RM5 Million Lost In Fire

FireFightingNews.com (New Straits Times) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:34:08 EST

An early morning fire razed three carpet shops in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman yesterday, resulting in losses estimated about RM5 million. Jalan Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue Department …

Bomb Explodes In Spain's Basque Country

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST

Firefighters removing rubble at the building of the City Court where a bomb exploded in the Basque town of Tolosa, northern Spain, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. Police say the …

Arson Suspected In Fire That Killed 15 In Japan

FireFightingNews.com (Norimitsu Onishi) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:28:11 EST

A fire believed to be arson swept through an adult video store in Osaka early Wednesday morning, killing 15 people inside and injuring 10 others, the authorities said. The police …

Fire Kills 15 At Japanese Adult Video Theater

FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:42:23 EST

A pre-dawn fire raged through an adult video theater in the western Japanese city Osaka, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 others, officials said Wednesday. Police …