3 inmates died, 21 injured in fire at Riyadh prison

21:33, December 12, 2019

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  Fire in southern Taiwan kills seven, injures two

  A suspected arsonist killed seven people and injured two in a residential building in Tainan City, southern Taiwan, early Saturday morning, according to local police.(File photo)The fire broke out at about 1:20 a.m. and was put out around 3 a.m., Tainans fire department said.Among the 46 residents in the building, 37 managed to get out safely, while two suffered minor injuries when jumping out of the windows.One person died after being sent to the hospital, and six bodies were found in the building by firemen.A 21-year-old local man surnamed Tseng turned himself in and confessed that he set the building on fire using two five-liter barrels of gasoline, the police said.The man, who allegedly had been institutionalized for mental illness, has been placed in custody for further investigation, the police said.

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  Gunman kills himself after injuring 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

  (File photo: VCG)LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A shooting incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, injuring at least three people, including two in critical condition.According to local Hawaii News Now website, those injured are civilians and the gunman killed himself.The official twitter account of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) tweeted that the base has been closed after the incident."JBPHH security forces have responded to a reported shooting at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. (0030 GMT Thursday). Due to the ongoing security incident, access/gates to #JBPHH are closed. We will update when we have further information," said its official twitter page.

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  2 dead, 10 injured in fire at Russian aircraft carrier

  Fire on Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. (File photo: AFP)MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and ten injured after a fire broke out at Russias sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.The ministrys Zvezda broadcasting service said the body of an officer was discovered by a search team in one of the compartments of the ship after the fire was put out on Friday.The search team found the body of another serviceman on Thursday, Zvezda said.Another 10 servicemen received medical assistance with no threat to their health, it said.During the welding works in one of the compartments on the ship, sparks fell on the lower decks, igniting flammable fluids and dismantling equipment there, it said.The 305-meter-long aircraft carrier with a maximum displacement of 58,600 tons was launched in 1985 and entered service in 1991. It has been under repairs in the northwestern Russias Murmansk region since 2018.In October 2018, a floating dock accident injured four workers at the plant where the aircraft carrier was being repaired, causing minor damages to the ship.