Accidents - workplace

Tokyo school blaze: Teacher had brought own heater to school before fire

A fire broke out at an elementary school in Tokyo on June 19, injuring at least one person, but all children and staff were evacuated safely.

S’pore tightens timber scaffold rules to cut fire risk after 2025 Hong Kong blaze

The rule, which aims to reduce the amount of combustible timber materials on construction sites, will take effect from Jan 1, 2027.

Jurong Marine Cold Storage to suspend ice-making, cold store ops after ammonia leak on its premises

Workers from Jurong Marine Cold Storage that operates at 11 Jurong Fishery Port Road transporting ice from a supplier into vehicles waiting near their factory.

2 killed, 1 injured in dig site collapse near Manila

The incident took place at 2.52pm on June 28.

MOM beefs up workplace safety measures after spate of deaths, including 7 workers in last 4 weeks

Seven workers have died in five workplace accidents in the past four weeks.

At least 6 workers die after gas leak at Tamil Nadu seafood plant

Around 120 migrant workers, including women from Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand were present when the suspected leak was reported.

A place among the stars: Asteroid named after firefighter who died in deadly Hong Kong blaze

An asteroid has been named after firefighter Ho Wai-ho for his heroism, an honour his fiancee describes as “real and eternal”.

Damping-down operations under way after Tuas industrial warehouse fire; no reported injuries

The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to the fire at 3 Gul Crescent at about 3am on June 12.

China mine collapse kills five, days after deadly Shanxi blast

Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned that frequent accidents in some regions and sectors have caused heavy losses, urging officials to step up inspections.

Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered

The ruptured tank contained about 3.4 million litres of white liquor.

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