COATZACOALCOS - At least 23 people were killed and 13 badly wounded in a fire that was likely caused by an "attack" at a bar in eastern Mexico, prosecutors said Wednesday. The fire in the city of Coatzacoalcos, which broke out Tuesday night, "mayhave been the result of a vile attack," said a ...

LAHORE – A rescue worker has died while trying to put out the fire at a house, according to reports in local media. The incident took place Thursday morning in Gawalmandi area of Nisbat Road, Lahore where fire erupted in a house. Waseem Abbas, an official at Rescue-1122, reached the location with ...

PARIS - Centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris went up in flames on Monday in a blaze, which left the Parisian landmark in shambles. Footages available on social media captured the moments, flames burst through the roof of the cathedral and quickly engulfed the spire, which collapsed as fire ...

LAHORE – Fire has erupted at a private bank located at Kalmla Chowk area in Lahore. According to rescue officials, the rescue teams and fire brigade vehicles have arrived at the scene and engaged to curtail the fire. Clouds of dense smoke billowed from the building and flames engulfed it. ...

DHAKA - At least 70 people have been killed and dozens others injured as fire engulfed several buildings in Chawk bazaar district in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, the Radio Pakistan reported. The horrific blaze broke out on Wednesday night in a residential building that reportedly had flammable ...

PARIS – The death toll from an overnight fire in Paris has risen to 10, the fire service and local prosecutor's office said Tuesday. The blaze in the French capital's trendy 16th arrondissement also left 27 people - including three firefighters - with minor injuries. Officials had warned earlier ...

CHENNAI - A woman in south Indian state of Tamil Nadu was left traumatized when she faced an unexpected incident that could take her life if she had not acted swiftly. Pallavi Singh, a costume designer and wardrobe stylist from Chennai, shared her horror on social media while narrating what led to ...

KARACHI- At least eight students sustained serious burn injuries as fire erupted in their school van in Orangi Korangi Town area of Karachi on Saturday. The police sources said short circuit was the main reason for the incident. According to rescue officials, the van caught fire near the Qatar ...

KARACHI -  In a shocking incident, a mentally unstable women set alight her own house, killing her three sons and three daughters in Baldia Town, Karachi on Sunday night. The mother identified as Gulzara Bibi torched down the home located in the Malang Goth when all the family members were ...

New York- A fire has broken out on the roof of Trump Tower in New York on Monday, reported US media. Fire crews have responded to the call out. The fire is thought to be under control and there are no reports of injuries as yet.DEVELOPING: Fire at New York City's Trump Tower; aerial views show ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) handed over Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Hammad Siddiqui, to Pakistani authorities. Hammad Siddiqui is an accused in the Baldia Town factory fire. The fire, which had erupted at Ali Enterprises in Karachi's Baldia Town on September 11, 2012, had claimed the lives of ...

UPPER DIR - Six siblings were killed when a fire engulfed a house in Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday morning, police said. According to initial report, Hamesh Gul, a resident of Babozi area of Dogg Darah village, had lit a fire inside the house, so those inside could stay warm. But, ...

ISLAMABAD - At least two people died and at least five other injured after a massive fire broke out at Awami Markaz in Islamabad’s Red Zone on Sunday morning. Two night-shift employees, identified as Ali Raza and Umer, had jumped out of the building to escape the inferno, according to reports in ...

BAHAWALPUR - At least 200 people were burnt to death while around 100 others were left injured as an oil tanker caught fire after overturning on National Highway in Ahmedpur Sharqia near Bahawalpur this morning. According to rescue sources, an oil tanker turned upside down on Pakka ...

KARACHI - At least 11 people were killed while around 60 were left severely injured after a fire broke out in a private hotel in Karachi. The fire broke out at the sixth floor of Regent Plaza hotel located on  Shahrah-e-Faisal in the wee hours of Monday. The deceased include 4 women and 7 men ...

CALIFORNIA - As many as 9 people were killed while over two dozen went missing as a massive fire erupted at a dance party in a loft building in Oakland, California. The blaze started at about 11:30 p.m. on Friday in the two-story warehouse in the city’s Fruitvale district where scores of artists ...