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Hong Kong fire (Photo credit: AP) Firefighters in Hong Kong battled for a second day to extinguish a devastating blaze that tore through the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex, with the death toll rising to 94 in what officials describe as one of the city’s worst disasters in decades. Scores remain unaccounted for as rescuers…
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. shares fell sharply on Thursday amid concerns over its exposure to a Hong Kong construction project linked to a devastating high-rise fire that has killed at least 44 people and left hundreds missing.The stock slid as much as 8.1% in early trading before trimming losses to about 2% by late…
Firefighters in Hong Kong were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a deadly fire tore through a high-rise housing estate, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds missing.The disaster, financial hub’s worst fire in decades, erupted suddenly on Wednesday afternoon (local time) and rapidly consumed parts of the densely packed Wang Fuk…
At least 36 people were killed and more than 250 remain unaccounted for after a massive fire swept through a high rise housing estate in Hong Kong, prompting an overnight rescue operation and urgent appeals for accountability from city authorities.Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee confirmed the rising toll early Thursday (local time), saying search…
MUMBAI: A fire broke out at a high-rise building on SV Road in Mumbai at around 10.50 am on Thursday.The fire brigade declared the incident at JNS Business Center, SV Road, Behrampada, near Gandhi School, Jogeshwari West, as a Level-II fire call.“No injuries have been reported so far,” an official said.Fire teams are on site,…
NAVI MUMBAI: Amid Diwali celebrations, a major fire broke out in a 12-storey upscale society in Vashi a little after Monday midnight, claiming the lives of an 84-year-old bedridden woman and a three member family two floors above.Ten other residents of the top three floors of Raheja Residency in M G Complex, Sector 14, Vashi,…
New York high-rise housing tower in Bronx collapses partially Panic gripped residents in Bronx on Wednesday morning after part of a 20-storey public housing apartment building at 207 Alexander Avenue collapsed.The New York City Fire Department confirmed that a section of the structure’s corner crumbled into rubble around 8:10 am (local time) but said there…
The Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday that dozens of militants were killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours, as fighting in Gaza City escalated and civilians fled in anticipation of an Israeli push to seize the area.Hospitals in Gaza reported at least 13 deaths from Israeli strikes on Sunday, while Hamas said 47…
