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US recalls over 500,000 hoverboards over battery fires INTERNATIONAL

US recalls over 500,000 hoverboards over battery fires

Ten companies are recalling about 501,000 hoverboards after numerous reports of the self-balancing scooters' batteries catching fire, the US Consumer Products Safety Commission said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six killed, 28 hurt in Taiwan nursing home fire INTERNATIONAL

Six killed, 28 hurt in Taiwan nursing home fire

A fire that tore through a nursing home killed five people and injured another 29 in Taiwan on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire in residential complex in Dhaka INTERNATIONAL

Fire in residential complex in Dhaka

A fire engulfed parts of a high-rise residential complex in Bangladesh capital Dhaka yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire damages building's rooftop at Al Hilal ARABIA

Fire damages building's rooftop at Al Hilal

A fire damaged the rooftop of a villa being built in East Al Hilal, prompting dozens of workers to evacuate the construction site.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire breaks out for second time in a Najma compound ARABIA

Fire breaks out for second time in a Najma compound

A fire that broke out in a compound in the city's Najma area created panic among the residents of the neighbourhood a little before noon.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Workers' accommodation fire toll rises to 13 ARABIA

Workers' accommodation fire toll rises to 13

The death toll in a fire that broke out at a workers' accommodation in Qatar last Wednesday has risen to 13, sources told Gulf Times.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
17 killed in Indian army ammunition depot fire INTERNATIONAL

17 killed in Indian army ammunition depot fire

A fire at a massive military ammunition depot on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and injured 19 more in central India, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly INTERNATIONAL

17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly

Seventeen people died when a makeshift home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, the emergencies service said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire devastation INTERNATIONAL

Fire devastation

A resident salvages useable items at their burned houses in Tondo, Metro Manila yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
17 girls killed in fire at school dormitory in Thailand INTERNATIONAL

17 girls killed in fire at school dormitory in Thailand

Seventeen girls died after a fire swept through the dormitory of a school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, officials said Monday, with a survivor describing fleeing as flames engulfed the building.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
10 more days needed to put out Spanish tyre fire INTERNATIONAL

10 more days needed to put out Spanish tyre fire

It could take another 10 days to put out a huge fire at a tyre dump near Madrid, regional authorities said Monday, though residents have already been allowed to return to the area.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Residents near Madrid return home as tyre fire poses less risk INTERNATIONAL

Residents near Madrid return home as tyre fire poses less risk

Spanish authorities allowed residents near a giant tyre dump blaze to return home, saying that toxic fumes billowing from the rubber heap posed less of a risk although the fire has yet to be extinguished.

4:45 AM November 25 2016