fire news – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com Impart Educate Propel Wed, 07 Aug 2013 10:10:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://nepalireporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-RN_Logo-32x32.png fire news – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com 32 32 Fire engulfs Kenya’s Nairobi airport https://nepalireporter.com/2013/08/15187 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/08/15187#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 10:10:36 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=15187 Fire at International AirportNAIROBI:A fire engulfed Kenya’s main airport on Wednesday forcing the closure of a vital travel and trade gateway to east Africa. Flames from the inferno lit up the early morning sky, and the intense heat repeatedly drove back firefighters. A huge plume of black smoke billowed from the airport buildings, but there were no immediate […]]]> Fire at International Airport

NAIROBI:A fire engulfed Kenya’s main airport on Wednesday forcing the closure of a vital travel and trade gateway to east Africa.

Flames from the inferno lit up the early morning sky, and the intense heat repeatedly drove back firefighters. A huge plume of black smoke billowed from the airport buildings, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or injuries.

Hundreds of passengers were stranded outside Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the capital Nairobi, which was cordoned off to keep the public out after the fire started early in the morning in the arrivals and immigration area, officials said.

The cause of the worst fire in record at east Africa’s busiest airport was not yet known.

“We are still fighting to contain the fire. Investigations will start immediately after,” Michael Kamau, cabinet secretary for transport, told reporters at the airport.

“The fire started at a very central part of the airport and this made access difficult. But we have closed the airport indefinitely as we try to contain the fire.”

One passenger at the airport said he heard two small explosions from the international arrival area, then sirens.

“I was waiting for my flight around 5 a.m. (0200 GMT / 10:00 p.m. Tuesday EDT) when I heard two explosions, as if from gas cylinder or electricity fault,” said the passenger, a Kenyan who requested anonymity.

“Within minutes, the entire airport was secured by police and Kenya airport authority personnel, who ordered everybody out of the airport,” he said.

The airport buildings were ravaged by the fire. Television pictures showed desks that had been reduced to charcoal inside the burned out terminal. The roof had partly caved in, and the floor was flooded with water from fire fighters.

Transport secretary Kamau said no plane had landed or departed since the fire started, and said he could not give any indication of when the airport would reopen. Airlines that wanted to take off without passengers have been allowed to do so, he said.

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Official: 19 firefighters die battling Ariz. fire https://nepalireporter.com/2013/07/13700 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/07/13700#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2013 05:21:22 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=13700 YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona fire chief says a wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions. Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said in a news conference that the department is grieving the loss of so many of its members. The flames from the blaze […]]]>

YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona fire chief says a wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions.

Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said in a news conference that the department is grieving the loss of so many of its members.

The flames from the blaze lit up the night sky in the forest above the town, and smoke could be smelled for miles.

The fire started with a lightning strike on Friday and spread to 2,000 acres on Sunday amid triple-digit temperatures. It burned several homes about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix.

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Manjushree plywood factory gutted in Chitwan https://nepalireporter.com/2013/06/13133 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/06/13133#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:26:13 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=13133 CHITWAN: Property worth millions of rupees was gutted a fire caught Manjushree Plywood Suppliers in Bharatpur Municipality in Chitwan district this morning.

Property worth Rs. 40 million was gutted in the fire, proprietor of factory Nawaraj Lamichhane said.

However, Chitwan District Police said the details of loss are yet to be ascertained. The plywood, machines and other materials in the store were completely destroyed in the fire.

No human casualty has been reported in the incident.

The fire started due to short-circuit at 4:00 am and was brought under control at around 7:30 am today, said police.

Locals, Nepal Army, and Nepal Police doused the fire with the help of three fire fighters.

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Fire in Charikot guts houses, hotels; properties worth 16 million gutted to cinder https://nepalireporter.com/2013/06/12912 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/06/12912#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:48:26 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=12912 DOLAKHA: A heavy fire broke out in Charikot, Dolakha, destroying at least six houses and properties worth million rupees last night. No human casualty has been reported in the fire. District Police Office said that properties worth Rs 16 million was damaged in the fire that destroyed houses, some groceries and some hotels at Charikot […]]]>

DOLAKHA: A heavy fire broke out in Charikot, Dolakha, destroying at least six houses and properties worth million rupees last night.

No human casualty has been reported in the fire.

District Police Office said that properties worth Rs 16 million was damaged in the fire that destroyed houses, some groceries and some hotels at Charikot Buspark.

The fire was brought under control at 2:00 am this evening after four hours of the fire with the help of locals, police and army personnel.

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Property worth Rs 6m gutted in Myagdi fire https://nepalireporter.com/2013/05/12573 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/05/12573#respond Wed, 29 May 2013 04:51:43 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=12573 MYAGDI: A fire that broke out at a house at Galeshwar Bazaar in the district on Tuesday night destroyed property worth six million rupees.

The house of Kul Prasad Garbuja was gutted by the fire. It is said the fire started while cooking meal. Although no human casualties have been reported, the fire destroyed food grain, clothes, household goods and property.

It took nearly two and half hours for the locals and police personnel to bring the fire under control. The fire had started at 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Lull in winds aids fight against Calif. wildfire https://nepalireporter.com/2013/05/12567 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/05/12567#respond Wed, 29 May 2013 04:32:13 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=12567 SANTA BARBARA, Calif: Firefighters took advantage of a lull in winds on Tuesday to gain ground against a forest fire in mountains northwest of Santa Barbara, Calif., as some crews were diverted to a second fire that broke out nearby and jumped two highways. The Santa Barbara County blaze erupted Monday in Los Padres National […]]]>

SANTA BARBARA, Calif: Firefighters took advantage of a lull in winds on Tuesday to gain ground against a forest fire in mountains northwest of Santa Barbara, Calif., as some crews were diverted to a second fire that broke out nearby and jumped two highways.

The Santa Barbara County blaze erupted Monday in Los Padres National Forest, carving its way through 3.2 square miles of dry chaparral, oak and pine. Firefighters had it 65 percent contained by sunset Tuesday, despite feared wind gusts of up to 40 mph, fire spokesman Manuel Madrigal said.

More than 600 firefighters, supported by a dozen aircraft, were on the lines about 10 miles northwest of downtown Santa Barbara.

At the fire’s height, thousands of campers and day visitors scrambled out of the forest on the Memorial Day holiday. The fire also prompted the evacuation of about 50 homes, mainly cabins and vacation rentals, but residents were allowed to return home Tuesday night.

The fire, which remained under investigation, burned two vehicles and a U.S. Forest Service garage.

Winds were calm through midday, and the blaze was moving east along the Santa Ynez Mountainsnorthwest of Santa Barbara.

Crews were worried, however, that a wind change could push the fire south toward the scenic coastal city, county fire Capt. David Sadecki said.

“There’s a lot of dry vegetation in its path,” Sadecki said. “It’s still spring — it’s not even summer — and it’s burning like it’s August or September.”

The fire was burning near Paradise Road, which meanders along the north side of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Santa Barbara and neighboring communities sit on the other side of the coastal range, which rises quickly from near the Pacific shoreline to peaks topping 3,000 feet.

Later Tuesday, a second wildfire broke out in the nearby wine country hills of Santa Ynez at about 3:30 p.m.

It quickly grew to 170 acres, jumping Highway 154 and 246, but dozens of firefighters and two water-dropping helicopters stopped its forward movement, Sadecki said.

The Sheriff’s Department sent out an evacuation warning to roughly 2,000 people living in the city that is home to many horse ranches and vineyards.

Despite its bucolic setting, the area 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles has seen terrible wildfires, including a 1990 blaze that destroyed 641 structures, most of them homes. The summer of 2007 was marred by a gigantic fire that erupted on July 4 and burned for months.

A new blaze flared just before noon Tuesday near the Magic Mountain theme park and Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles. It quickly consumed 55 acres of brush, but was 80 percent contained and expected to be surrounded after hundreds of Los Angeles County firefighters responded with air support.

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Massive fire breaks out in Thamel https://nepalireporter.com/2013/05/12094 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/05/12094#respond Fri, 17 May 2013 03:56:03 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=12094 KATHMANDU: A massive fire broke out in Thamel, the tourist hub in the capital city, destroying five houses. The fire was started late Thursday night from a house behind the Shisha Terrace Cafe and Bar.

No human casualty has been reported so far, police confirmed. Police have estimated that a short circuit caused the fire.   

Fire fighters from all three districts of valley, police personnel and locals brought the fire under control after nine hours. 

Similarly, most of the books of the Pilgrim Books House were gutted to cinder.

 

The police have been collecting information about the damage fire caused though the preliminary report suggests that property worth 20 millions gutted in the fire.

 

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Nepalgunj fire guts properties worth millions https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/11512 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/11512#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:08:21 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=11512 NEPALGUNJ: A heavy fire gutted at least eleven shops worth minimum Rs 20 million at Dhamboji Chowk in Nepalgunj last night that broke out due to a short circuit. Police said the fire destroyed shops of different items and a restaurant as well. The fire started from Sunil Gupta´s mobile phone shop and soon spread […]]]>

NEPALGUNJ: A heavy fire gutted at least eleven shops worth minimum Rs 20 million at Dhamboji Chowk in Nepalgunj last night that broke out due to a short circuit.

Police said the fire destroyed shops of different items and a restaurant as well. The fire started from Sunil Gupta´s mobile phone shop and soon spread to other shops.

Also in Mahottari, two houses were destroyed in separate incidents of fire that broke out at Majhaura Bisanpur VDC-9 on Sunday night.

The houses of Dev Kishan Yadav and Kokawa Yadav were gutted by fire yesterday. The fire gutted property worth around Rs 500 thousand, said police.

Likewise, the house of Kokawa Yadav at the same place was destroyed by fire yesterday evening.

The fire gutted the property worth around Rs. 5oo thousands. The fire was brought under control through the joint efforts of locals and police. The cause behind the fire at Kokawa´s house is yet to be confirmed, said police.

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Fire in Russian psychiatric hospital kills 38 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/11421 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/11421#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:47:48 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=11421 MOSCOW: A fire raged through a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow early Friday, killing 38 people, including two nurses, emergency officials said.

A third nurse managed to save two patients and they were the only three thought to have survived, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the Health Ministry.

Police said the fire, which broke out at about 2 a.m. local time (7 p.m. Eastern, 2300 GMT) in the one-story hospital in the Ramenskoye settlement, was caused by a short circuit, RIA Novosti reported.

A photograph on the website of the emergency services showed a building consumed by flames.

The emergency services also posted a list of the patients indicating they ranged in age from 20 to 76.

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60 houses gutted in Banke village https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/11003 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/11003#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:52:31 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=11003 BANKE: A fire gutted over 60 houses in Wards No. 2, 3 and 4 of Holiya VDC in Banke district across the Rapti River on Tuesday, police said.

The fire had broken out from the house of Bahadur Yadav this afternoon and engulfed 60 houses and barns to reduce them to cinder in no time.

The fire victims said that more houses were gutted due to delay of arrival of the fire engine in the village from Nepalgunj. The village lies 18 kilometers southeast to Nepalgunj.

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