Posts Tagged ‘ Caught Fire ’

Hydrofoil catches fire in southern Vietnam, no casualties 

January 17, 2012
Hydrofoil catches fire in southern Vietnam, no casualties 

Burn marks on the hydrofoil that caught fire in the southern coastal resort town of Vung Tau on January 15 A hydrofoil caught fire in the southern coastal resort of Vung Tau when it was being refueled but no casualty has been reported so far. The fire is believed to have broken out in the [...]

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3 injured in mystery bus fire in southern Vietnam 

January 11, 2012
3 injured in mystery bus fire in southern Vietnam 

  Three people were injured when a public transport van with passengers caught fire in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai Friday. Witnesses said the Ford Transit was carrying around 20 people from Dong Nai to Ho Chi Minh City when the fire started in the second row of seats. Passengers yelled at the driver, [...]

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Suspected fuel passes inspection, Vietnam vehicular fires remain unsolved 

December 31, 2011
Suspected fuel passes inspection, Vietnam vehicular fires remain unsolved 

A motorbike on fire in Hanoi on October 12 Tests on gasoline samples suspected of being related to recent vehicular fires in Vietnam revealed no excessive additives which might have caused the blazes, Tuoi Tre reported Saturday. The newspaper quoted Tran Van Vinh, deputy chief of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, as saying [...]

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Vroom… Boom! 

December 19, 2011
Vroom… Boom! 

  Mysterious motorbike fires, explosion draw attention to the lack of qualified mechanics and potentially dangerous modifications Wreckage of a motorbike that caught fire on December 12 in Hanoi Five-year-old Nguyen Khanh Van died on Tuesday (December 13), becoming the latest victim of a series of unexplained motorbike accidents where the vehicles have caught fire, [...]

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Russia says plane crash kills 44, eight injured 

June 21, 2011
Russia says plane crash kills 44, eight injured 

  A passenger plane slammed into the ground and caught fire while trying to land on a foggy night in northwestern Russia, killing at least 44 people on board, authorities said on Tuesday. The Tupolev-134, with 43 passengers and nine crew, crashed on a road 700 meters (2,300 feet) short of the runway at the [...]

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29 killed, 60 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan’s Lahore

December 9, 2009
29 killed, 60 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan’s Lahore

Two explosions killed 29 persons, injured at least 60 others in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday evening, local TV channels reported. TV grab taken on Dec. 7, 2009 shows people gathering at the explosion site at the Moon Market in Lahore in east Pakistan. (Xinhua Photo)Twin blasts took place outside Moon Market police station in [...]

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Blast rocks NW Pakistan’s Peshawar, several killed

December 6, 2009
Blast rocks NW Pakistan’s Peshawar, several killed

At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured as a blast rocked an office building and a neighboring restaurant in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Saturday. People gather around burned cars at the blast site in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, Dec. 4, 2009. At least three people were killed and 15 others were injured [...]

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New smiles, new lives

November 14, 2009
New smiles, new lives

Five-year-old Tran Ngoc Bao Tran is examined by a doctor in Ho Chi Minh City. An American charity organization gives accident victims and children with cleft lips the opportunity for acceptance. She has no nose and her face is covered completely by burns. Her nostrils are two small holes, surrounded by brown, wrinkled skin. She [...]

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Car Bomb blast kills 90 in NW Pakistan’s Peshawar

October 29, 2009
Car Bomb blast kills 90 in NW Pakistan’s Peshawar

A huge car bomb explosion killed at least 90 people in a crowded market in northwest Pakistan’s city of Peshawar on Wednesday, a senior official said. Rescue workers move an injured person at the site of an explosion in northwest Pakistan’s city of Peshawar, Oct. 28, 2009. At least 90 people were killed and more than [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...