Hong Kong blaze probe: Owners ‘ignored government fire safety order for 16 years’
Firefighters found unapproved alterations and inoperable fire doors at the scene, which may have contributed to the large number of casualties.
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12 die in fatal toll road crash during ‘mudik’
The police are still investigating why the minibus swerved into oncoming traffic, but several media outlets reported the minibus was attempting to reach the shoulder of the road…
Stage collapses during PM Modi’s roadshow in Jabalpur; 4 injured
According to the police, the incident occured soon after Modi’s vehicle passed in front of the stage and several people climbed on it to catch a glimpse of the prime minister.
Fire at West Java ammo dump raises safety questions
The fire broke out at an Army ammunition depot in West Java, after explosions ripped through the facility at around 6 PM on March 30. The flames were extinguished by 4 AM on March…
Baltimore bridge collapse: What does it mean to be a Singapore-flagged ship?
A container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26 was sailing under the Singapore flag, leading to questions about what this means and why…
Man dies after getting caught in escalator at Japan’s Mito station
The 72-year-old man was found lying face-down at the exit of an escalator, with the back of the jacket he was wearing caught in the lower part of the escalator’s handrail.
Ostrich escapes from enclosure in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province
The ostrich, who is thought to have escaped out of loneliness, escaped the farm by squeezing through a narrow gap between the fences and was caught unharmed about an hour later.
MPA to probe whether S’pore law violated in Dali ship crash that led to Baltimore bridge collapse
The independent marine safety investigation under the International Maritime Organisation’s Casualty Investigation Code will aim to identify lessons to help prevent future…
Baltimore bridge collapse: S’pore-flagged ship passed inspections in 2 foreign ports in 2023, says MPA
The Dali, a 95,000 gross ton container vessel, collided with one of the pillars of the four-lane bridge in the eastern US port city on March 26, causing the bridge to collapse.
All 22 crew members onboard ship that collided with Baltimore bridge were Indians
The ship management company said in a statement that all crew members have been accounted for, there are no injuries among them, and there is no pollution in the river due to the…