At least 43 people killed in apartment blaze in KuwaitMore than 40 people were killed in a fire in an apartment building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in Kuwait’s southern Ahmadi Governorate. An initial report by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA More… |
Large blaze hits Abu Dhabi tower, residents evacuatedA large fire that broke out in a building in Abu Dhabi last night was quickly put out by Abu Dhabi Civil Police and all the residents safely evacuated. Suffocation cases were reported and the injured were hospitalised. More… |
Saudi Aramco facilities hit by drone attack, causes fireDrone attacks caused fires in two major Saudi Aramco facilities in the kingdom, reported Arab News, citing the Saudi interior ministry on Saturday. One strike hit the oil company’s Abqaiq faci More… |
Blaze hits steel factory in Bahrain industrial cityA huge fire ripped through a steel factory at Salman Industrial City in the Hidd area of Bahrain yesterday, but was quickly put out by Civil Defence personnel, reported BNA, citing a senior official. Director-Genera More… |
Blaze hits steel factory in Bahrain industrial cityA huge fire ripped through a steel factory at Salman Industrial City in the Hidd area of Bahrain yesterday, but was quickly put out by Civil Defence personnel, reported BNA, citing a senior official. Director-Genera More… |
Blaze hits Dubai shopping mall, no injuries reportedA huge fire that broke out at the Lamcy Plaza shopping mall in Dubai, UAE, on Friday was contained by the Civil Defence team within two hours without any casualties, said a report. Thick black smoke billowing out of the building c More… |
Over 20 dead as blaze hits Bangladesh factoryA fire on Saturday at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh killed at least 23 people and injured more than two dozen, emergency and government officials said, with fears the toll could rise. The cause of the fire i More… |
Blaze hits Abu Dhabi tower under constructionFire swept through a 28-storey skyscraper under construction adjacent to Beach Rotana hotel and Abu Dhabi Mall in central Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the latest in a series of at least five blazes to hit tall buildings in the UAE over the last 18 mont More… |
Blaze hits Dubai skyscraper, no injuries reportedFirefighters put out a fire that broke out at a 75-storey residential tower in Dubai on Wednesday, the fifth blaze in a skyscraper in the oil-rich UAE in recent years. The fire was completely put out three hours after it started w More… |
Iran sees blaze-hit plant back online in three weeksIran expects most units at its Bu Ali Sina petrochemicals complex to resume operations within three weeks, after a fire was extinguished early on Saturday, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying by his ministry's website, Shana. More… |