Hundreds of shops gutted in market fire in Bangladesh
It took six hours for military forces and firefighters to contain the blaze, which spread quickly in the Mohammadpur market, officials said.
Thu Sep 14 2023
Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for 'massive' ad revenue drop
Teams responsible for communications, content curation, human rights and machine learning ethics were among those gutted.
Sat Nov 05 2022
Charred remains of senior citizen found inside house razed by fire
Upon arrival, the rescue team discovered that fire had gutted the house and it was spreading to the house next door.
Mon Sep 05 2022
Sixth fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp this year makes about 2,000 homeless
The fire gutted parts of the Kutupalong camp in Cox's Bazar, a border district where more than a million mostly Muslim Rohingya refugees live.
Wed Mar 09 2022
Eight units at Sri Johor Flats burned
Eight units on the fifth floor of Block 31 at the Sri Johor Public Housing Project in Cheras here were involved in a fire tonight.
Sun Dec 19 2021
Two factories gutted in fire at Pasir Gudang
Johor Fire and Rescue Department took almost 10 hours to put out a fire which gutted two factories in Jalan Masai Lama.
Sat Oct 02 2021
7 motorcycles gutted, 6 damaged in parking lot fire in Penang
Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue Station chief Hassan Hussain said a team was rushed to the scene when the station was alerted of the fire at 3:26 am.
Sat Mar 06 2021
Senior citizen killed in Banting house fire
An 84-year-old man died in a fire which gutted a single-storey terrace house in Taman Seri, Telok Datuk, Banting, last night.
Sat Sep 19 2020
Top Lebanese designer Elie Saab returns to gutted Beirut home
An emblematic image of the Beirut blast disaster shows the heritage building of world-renowned fashion designer Elie Saab, now in ruins.
Wed Aug 19 2020
Firefighters battle blaze at store in east London
The whole of the first floor and roof of a Poundland discount store in Chingford had been gutted by the fire, the London Fire Brigade said in a statement.
Thu Aug 24 2017
UK to hold inquiry into London tower block fire as death toll rises to 17
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday promised a public inquiry into a fire that gutted a 24-storey apartment block killing at least 17 people.
Thu Jun 15 2017
More than $900,000 raised to rebuild fire-ravaged Texas mosque
The GoFundMe page for the Victoria Islamic Center received donations from more than 19,000 people in the two days after the mosque, about 200km southwest of Houston, was gutted by flames on Saturday.
Mon Jan 30 2017
Religious school and sickly child receive aid from Guan Eng
The Madrasah Tahfiz Al Quran Raudhatul Ulum was given RM5,000 after it was gutted by fire recently.
Fri May 13 2016
50 homes gutted in fire at Simunul water village
Firefighters had a hard time moving in as the paths leading into the village were too narrow.
Sat Oct 03 2015
Fire hits Dubai skyscraper
The blaze has gutted the upper part of The Torch residential skyscraper, which stands 336.1-metre (1,105-feet) high, triggering an evacuation of nearby towers in the Dubai Marina neighbourhood.
Sat Feb 21 2015
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024