Five 15-year-old girls died in a locked room, after a building that lacked basic safety measures caught fire. The operator faces criminal charges.
Tag: Deaths (Fatalities)
Afghan Villagers Panning for Gold Die as Tunnels Collapse
At least 30 people were killed in Badakhshan Province after the makeshift tunnels where they were working collapsed because of heavy snowfall.
‘Escape Room’ Fire in Poland Kills 5 Teenage Girls
In the game, players are locked inside a room or building and they must work together to escape simulated danger before time runs out.
Death Toll in Russia Apartment Blast Rises to 28
Hope of finding alive about a dozen missing people was fading after a building in Russia partly collapsed.
Denmark Train Accident Kills 6 and Shuts Down a Major Transit Artery
The disaster occurred as a passenger train and a freight train passed each other on a windswept bridge, but it was not immediately clear what happened.
7 Dead and Dozens Missing in Russia Building Collapse
A gas leak was thought to be the cause of the early-morning blast that brought down a residential apartment building in central Russia.
A Day, a Life: When a Medic Was Killed in Gaza, Was It an Accident?
When an Israeli soldier killed Rouzan al-Najjar, Palestinians called her an innocent martyr. Israel portrayed her as a threat. The truth is more complicated.
Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60
Officials said the storm known as Usman, which struck the region of Bicol on Saturday, had left at least 61 dead, while 18 others were missing.
Egypt Kills 40 Suspected Militants After Deadly Bombing of Tour Bus
Security forces raided sites in North Sinai and Giza, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, a day after a bomb killed three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian guide.
Afghanistan Dispatch: Along a Road of Sorrow, a Toddler Lost Her Name, Her Family and Her Life
A roadside bomb wiped out a family in Afghanistan, except for a tiny girl who arrived in a shepherd’s arms at a hospital where no one knew her name. She was called “Angel” as she struggled to survive.