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| Feb.10 |
South Korea |
Seoul's historic gate destroyed by fire| A fire, that burned for hours, has destroyed Namdaemun, South Korea's oldest wooden structure and a national treasure | |
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| Dec.12 |
China |
Apartment blaze kills at least 21 Map of Wenzhou China At least 21 people died in eastern rovince when a 28-story apartment building caught fire
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| Mar.22 |
Japan |
2 hurt in nuclear plant fire| Firefighters extinguished a 4-hour blaze that broke out at a power plant in western Japan | |
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| Dec.25 |
China |
Christmas blaze kills 26 A blaze in a bar in the southern city of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province
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Apartment fire kills 16
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| Jun.11 |
China |
Hotel fire kills 30 The fire began in Shantou and engulfed the top floors of the 4-story building
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| Jan.25 |
Aceh |
Banda Aceh battles raging fire A lack of water is preventing firefighters in tsunami-devastated city from getting close to a raging blaze
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| Oct.3 |
Thailand |
14 dead in fireworks fire A massive explosion at fireworks factory in the ancient capital of Ayuthaya is causing the building's roof to collapse
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| Feb.27 |
Philippines |
Manila ferry fire: 110 missing Explosions and fire tore through a ferry, killing one person and sending many into the sea to escape the blaze
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| Feb.15 |
China |
90 killed in two fires| Fires in eastern China happened one in a department store and another in a temple | |
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| Feb.23 |
South Korea |
7 arrested in subway fire Authorities will seek to indict the drivers of the two trains engulfed by flames. 300 people are still listed as missing
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96 killed in nightclub inferno
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| Oct.29 |
Vietnam |
100 dead in office blaze Fire ripped through a 6-story building in Vietnam that housed shops, a disco and several foreign companies
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| Jul.8 |
Indonesia |
Karaoke bar fire kills 23 A fire raged for almost 12 hours in the five-story club in the city of Palembang
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| Jun.15 |
Beijing |
Cafe fire kills 24 A fire at an Internet cafe was frequented by students attending the area's many universities
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| Aug.31 |
Japan |
Tokyo explosion and fire kills 44| Most victims in a mahong parlor on the third floor died by carbon monoxide poisoning. Several jumped from windows | | |
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| Aug.18 |
Manila |
Faulty wiring blamed for fire Blocked fire exits and burglary bars prevented people from escaping
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| Aug.17 |
Manila |
Manila hotel inferno kills 75 Gire gutted a 6-storey hotel. Emergency services still recovering bodies
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| Jun.5 |
China |
Kindergarten fire kills 13 A fire killed 13 toddlers aged between 3 and 4 years. Mosquito coils caught alight
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| Dec.27 |
China |
Welding sparked fire, 12 held 4 welders who had been working illegally at the shopping center had been arrested. 8 were detained for false testimony
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| Dec.26 |
China |
Fire Investigation Faulty construction work is a possible cause
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| Dec.25 |
China |
Christmas Day blaze kills 309| Fire tore through a commercial multi-story building in the city of Luoyang and burned for more than 3 hours | | |
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