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The deadly blaze in May engulfed the four-storey, 92-room hostel in Wellington, killing five men.
World

Man charged with murder over New Zealand hostel fire

Firefighters extinguished the blaze in the kitchen of a flat at Block 803 Keat Hong Close using two water jets.
Singapore

40 residents evacuated after fire in Keat Hong flat

An aerial view of the building gutted after a fire broke out on Thursday in central Sydney.
World

2 teens surrender after massive Sydney blaze gutted heritage building

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which involved the contents of a bedroom, using a water jet.
Singapore

Charging e-bike battery catches fire in West Coast flat

The fire, which broke out at the Mid Valley Megamall's main power substation on Wednesday, disrupted the mall’s power supply and caused temporary traffic jams in the vicinity of the shopping complex.
World

Kuala Lumpur’s Mid Valley Megamall resumes operations

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire at Block 443C Fernvale Road at 6.20am.
Singapore

3 taken to hospital after fire in Sengkang flat

Photos posted on Twitter showed a large plume of smoke coming out from the building.
World

Fire breaks out at Kuala Lumpur’s Mid Valley Megamall

SCDF had to conduct a forcible entry into the coffeeshop, and extinguished the fire using a water jet.
Singapore

64 people evacuated after fire at Yishun coffeeshop

A residual current circuit breaker prevents electric shocks by cutting off the electricity supply when it detects a current leak.
Singapore

All homes required to have circuit breaker installed from July 1

    Four stalls at Marsiling Lane Food Centre were affected by the fire, and will be closed for two weeks.
    Singapore

    One injured after fire at Marsiling hawker centre

    A car caught fire along Bukit Panjang Road on Monday evening.
    Singapore

    Car on fire near bus stop in Bukit Panjang on Monday

    The crash happened along Te Moana Road near the town of Geraldine at around 1am on April 17.
    Singapore

    Three killed in NZ camper van crash were Singaporeans

    A residual current circuit breaker prevents electric shocks by cutting off the electricity supply when it detects a current leak.
    Singapore

    All homes required to have circuit breaker installed from July 1

    Four stalls at Marsiling Lane Food Centre were affected by the fire, and will be closed for two weeks.
    Singapore

    One injured after fire at Marsiling hawker centre

    A car caught fire along Bukit Panjang Road on Monday evening.
    Singapore

    Car on fire near bus stop in Bukit Panjang on Monday

    The crash happened along Te Moana Road near the town of Geraldine at around 1am on April 17.
    Singapore

    Three killed in NZ camper van crash were Singaporeans

    The SCDF said it was alerted to a fire at a second-storey Housing Board flat at Block 147 Tampines Avenue 5 at 8.10am on May 8.
    Singapore

    60 residents evacuated from Tampines block after flat catches fire

    The SCDF was alerted to a fire at a second-storey HDB flat at Block 571 Pasir Ris Street 53 at 9.15pm on May 7, 2023.
    Singapore

    35 residents evacuated after kitchen in Pasir Ris flat catches fire

    The passengers boarded another vessel – the Merbau Era – which was on its way to Harbourfront Ferry Terminal.
    Singapore

    68 people on board ferry to Batam safe after fire breaks out

    One person was taken to Singapore General Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation, SCDF said.
    Singapore

    150 people evacuated after Sembawang flat catches fire

    The children's father said he had installed the air-con unit, as his daughter suffered from rashes due to the heat.
    Singapore

    2 children taken to KKH after air-con unit explodes

    The incident took place at a petrol station in Jalan Ibrahim in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia.
    World

    Law student who failed exams sets himself on fire