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At least 15 Dead In Massive Thai Night Club Fire
Casualties from a massive fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub rose to 15 on Saturday, a rescue service said.
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Cop Gets Stuck In Handcuffs While Showing Them To New Recruits
In an incident that would not seem out of place in a slapstick comedy, a police officer got stuck in handcuffs while showing new recruits how to use them.
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Minor Fire In Private Hospital; No Casualty
A minor fire broke out in a private hospital here, but swift action by authorities and Fire and Rescue Service personnel averted any casualty.
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7 Killed, 32 Injured As Truck Rams Bus In Tamil Nadu
Seven passengers, including a woman, were today killed and 32 others injured when a container-truck rammed into the bus they were travelling in on the Hosur Highway, police said.
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9 People Killed In Fires Over Holiday Weekend In South Africa
A Cape Town fire department spokesman says nine people were killed in fires in the South African city over the weekend.
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Workers Trapped in Pakistan Factory Plead for Help on Cellphones
Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones today even as rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to spotlight poor safety standards in south Asia.
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Pilot Killed as US Navy Jet Crashes Near UK Base
A US F-18 fighter jet crashed near a British air base today, killing the pilot, police and the US Embassy in London said.
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Smoke from high-rise building creates panic
Smoke billowing out of a fourth floor flat at Vellayambalam created panic on Monday morning. Firefighters who rushed to the scene discovered smoke coming out of a vessel used for burning frankincense which was kept on the balcony.
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At least 15 Dead In Massive Thai Night Club Fire
Casualties from a massive fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub rose to 15 on Saturday, a rescue service said.
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Cop Gets Stuck In Handcuffs While Showing Them To New Recruits
In an incident that would not seem out of place in a slapstick comedy, a police officer got stuck in handcuffs while showing new recruits how to use them.
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Minor Fire In Private Hospital; No Casualty
A minor fire broke out in a private hospital here, but swift action by authorities and Fire and Rescue Service personnel averted any casualty.
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7 Killed, 32 Injured As Truck Rams Bus In Tamil Nadu
Seven passengers, including a woman, were today killed and 32 others injured when a container-truck rammed into the bus they were travelling in on the Hosur Highway, police said.
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9 People Killed In Fires Over Holiday Weekend In South Africa
A Cape Town fire department spokesman says nine people were killed in fires in the South African city over the weekend.
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Workers Trapped in Pakistan Factory Plead for Help on Cellphones
Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones today even as rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to spotlight poor safety standards in south Asia.
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Pilot Killed as US Navy Jet Crashes Near UK Base
A US F-18 fighter jet crashed near a British air base today, killing the pilot, police and the US Embassy in London said.
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Smoke from high-rise building creates panic
Smoke billowing out of a fourth floor flat at Vellayambalam created panic on Monday morning. Firefighters who rushed to the scene discovered smoke coming out of a vessel used for burning frankincense which was kept on the balcony.
