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British police suspect Grenfell Tower council committed corporate manslaughter
'There are grounds to suspect each council may have committed offence'
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Woman set on fire by husband, in-laws in Rahim Yar Khan
Neighbours rushed to the woman's rescue when they heard her screaming
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Fire erupts in garment shop
Fire erupted in a garment shop due to an electric short-circuit
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Thousands evacuated central California, wildfires burn across US West
Photographs and videos posted on social media showed empty downtown streets in Mariposa and ash falling from the sky
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Fire ravages building in London's Camden Lock Market
The emergency service said it had also sent 10 fire engines to the scene,
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Fire damages plastic, textile mills in Karachi
Govt failed to learn lesson from past tragedies, says NTUF general secretary
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More tanker troubles
In an effort to resolve the tanker-parking problem a new tanker terminal has been built
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Bahawalpur tragedy: OGRA imposes a paltry Rs10m fine on oil firm
Royal Dutch Shell also asked to pay Rs1 million compensation to families of each of 200 victims
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Death-trap tankers
It emerges that the ill-fated tanker did not meet the safety standards of the company that owned and operated it
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Burns and gaps in biotech
The Bahawalpur disaster was a tragic event the likes of which we hope we never see again
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Deconstructing Bahawalpur accident
Though inquires cannot bring back the lost lives, they can surely feed in policies preventing such accidents in future
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Over 140 high-rise British buildings fail safety tests after west London fire
So far the cladding from 149 buildings in 45 local authority areas have failed the tests, says PM's spokesperson
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Fires, facts and fallacies
Why did the police not do more and quickly? What about the fire engines? Burns units?
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Child victim breathes his last at hospital
23 were transferred to Jinnah Hospital with 80% burns and their condition is unstable
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Motorway police blamed for Bahawalpur oil tanker tragedy
Investigation report says the deadly incident wouldn’t have taken place if the police cordoned off the site
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Catastrophic inferno: Horror before Eid
Over 140 perish as crowds scrambled to collect fuel from the tanker before it ignited
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Five London towers evacuated over fire safety fear
Just hours earlier, police said that manslaughter charges could be brought over the Grenfell inferno.
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Up in smoke: Fire erupts at Accountant General's Office
People inside the building ran up to the roof to escape the blaze
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62 killed, 62 injured in Portugal forest fire
'The fire has reached a level of human tragedy that we have never known before.'
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Anger boils over as London fire toll hits 30
Accusations of a slow official response have heaped pressure on PM May
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Muslims up early for Ramazan saved lives in horrific London tower blaze
At least 12 people perished on Wednesday after a massive inferno tore through a London apartment block
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A tragedy and a warning
Buildings are beyond the reach of local fire brigades, and their equipment is inadequate even where it exists at all
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At least six dead in London tower block fire
The number is expected to rise, police say
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At least 30 injured in London tower blaze
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said questions will need to be answered over the safety of tower blocks
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Third child victim of suffocation dies
Rescue sources said, two children, Hassan and Shahroz had died on the spot
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Huge inferno at oil mill wreaks havoc
As a result of the fire, four shops and two houses in the area were completely destroyed.
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Three die in raging Siberia wildfires in Russia
The victims had been exposed to heat and fire in the town where 52 homes burned down
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Fire disrupts PU laptop distribution ceremony
Panicked students rushed out of the auditorium, but the fire was quickly extinguished.
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Three Barkat Market shops gutted
The fire turned into a huge blaze in no time and engulfed the entire shop.
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Factory management blames fire brigade for inferno in SITE
Claim goods worth millions lost due to fire brigade’s negligence, officials deny allegations
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Inferno: Fire guts shoe factory in Timber Market
manufacturing unit but soon engulfed the entire premises as well as the warehouse
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Looters cause chaos at deadly Philippine fire
About 100 people engaged in tug of wars over electricity cables pulled from still burning shanties
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Medicines worth Rs150m destroyed in fire
Four fire tenders take over seven hours to extinguish blaze
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Fire breaks out in 19-storey building on II Chundrigar Road
Flames doused after an effort 12 hours
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Warehouse fire in Karachi: Tyres worth millions burnt to ashes in blaze
There was no loss of life, confirms fire brigade spokesperson
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Up in smoke: 28 shops gutted in Anarkali fire
Blaze erupted early in the morning when no one was present.
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Huge fire destroys France's Grande-Synthe migrant camp
Migrants gather along the northern coast in France seeking to break into trucks heading to Britain
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Warehouse gutted in fire in Saddar
According to KMC's fire department, the blaze was reported around 1:18pm
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No relief for people affected by fire in Tharparkar
300 homes were gutted on Wednesday but no relief goods have reached village
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Sri Lanka battles fire aboard mega container vessel
Walakuluge said the cause of the fire was not known
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Karaoke bar blaze kills 15 in central Myanmar
Eleven men and four women died in the blaze
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Millions lost: Dozens of shops gutted in Lahore blaze
Witness believes fire was ignited by a short-circuit
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Fire erupts near world’s tallest building in Dubai
The under-construction building has three towers each 60 floors high and had been due to be completed in April 2018
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Fire engulfs Lahore's Anarkali Bazaar
Fire erupted at 2am and spread to nearby shops and buildings
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Blazing inferno: Warehouse collapses in Rawat
The factory had no nascent firefighting equipment built into it
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Dealing with emergencies: NDMA organises mock drill in Rahim Yar Khan
Move aimed at creating awareness about industrial disaster management.
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Regent Plaza blaze: Court dismisses interim bail of hotel owners, management
Officials accused of overlooking safety measures which led to casualties in fire
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Up in flames: Fire in courtroom destroys record
Rescue official says judge and staff members remained safe during the incident.
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Landhi inferno: Empty factory saved lives in fire far deadlier than Baldia's
Lack of fire safety measures reduce entire factory to ashes
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700 workers left jobless after Landhi fire
Fire at denim factory in Karachi extinguished on Saturday after 24 hours