Blaze

Five plunge to death from burning building in Lahore

10 May 2013

Police say five people have plunged to their deaths trying to escape a burning government building in eastern Pakistan. Police officer Maruf Wahla says the death toll could rise, since...

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New bride among five dead in limo fire on a San Francisco bridge

7 May 2013

They were nine women out for a night on the town to celebrate the recent wedding of the guest of honour, Neriza Fojas, 31, who was planning to repeat her wedding vows next month in her native...

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Fire at Tsueng Kwan O estate injures four

19 Mar 2013

Four people were sent to hospital and about 100 others evacuated after fire broke out at a public housing block in Tseung Kwan O on Tuesday morning. One male resident suffered serious burns while...

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Dhaka slum blaze highlights fire risk across Bangladesh, India and Pakistan

27 Nov 2012

Blazes like the one in Dhaka on Saturday are sadly all too frequent around south Asia. In September, in one of the worst incidents of its kind, 289 died in a fire in Karachi. The same month, 40...

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Blaze King is built for just speed, says Cruz

10 Jun 2012

Tony Cruz is resigned to the fact Blaze King can only win up the Sha Tin straight, so was thrilled when the rugged sprinter with the cowboy walk made the most of a rare opportunity and barrelled...

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At Moment In Time ready to turn tables

15 Jun 2011

The feast of Class One racing at Happy Valley continues tonight with the Lai Chi Chong Handicap (1,000m), and smart sprinter At Moment In Time gets his chance for revenge.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Loyal Chadwick misses out on the big one

Matthew Chadwick has been riding the wave of Tony Cruz's success over recent weeks, and while the young jockey missed out on the feature sprint win of the Cruz-trained Blaze King, Chadwick still...

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A different stable, but same old results for slick Blaze King

Blaze King clocked the fastest barrier trial time of the season at Sha Tin yesterday, with a sizzling 57.20 second 1,000m hit-out for new trainer Tony Cruz that put defending KrisFlyer...

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Trialled and tested, classy Happy Zero gets the all clear

Happy Zero yesterday appeased stewards and was passed fit for a run in the Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize (1,200m) on February 21 with a steady barrier trial over the straight 1,000m at Sha...

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Blaze King can rise to the Bauhinia Sprint challenge

Trainer David Hall has put Blaze King's career back on track and the four-year-old should reward his handler by winning the Group Three Chow Tai Fook Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (1,000m) at Sha Tin...

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In Brief

Police swoop on smugglers

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Inquiry into chemicals at fire site

Firemen who spent two hours fighting a huge blaze at an industrial centre in Tsing Yi on Tuesday night found 750 litres of dangerous chemicals, allegedly stored illegally, and a number of...

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