Over 1,200 residents evacuated after a chemical plant fire released yellow phosphorus smoke in Kunming, Yunnan on Tuesday. The blaze at Yunnan Haoming fine phosphorus chemical company in Jinning District was extinguished by 10:07 p.m., with no casualties reported.

Thai footballer dies from lightning strike during match in southern Thailand; nine other players injured, Bangkok Post reports.

A Thai footballer died from a lightning strike during a match in southern Thailand, and nine other players were injured, according to the Bangkok Post.

Lightning strikes kill 14 in India's Jharkhand state, eight injured across Giridih, Dumka, and Latehar districts Tuesday. India Met Dept forecasts widespread rainfall through Saturday.

Lightning strikes killed at least 14 people and injured eight others in India's eastern state of Jharkhand on Tuesday, according to multiple local media reports cited by Xinhua.

6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Mindanao, Philippines — GFZ reports the quake struck at 04:14 GMT Wednesday at a depth of 10 km, epicenter at 5.37°N, 125.45°E.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 04:14:09 GMT on Wednesday, according to the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences. The epicenter, at a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.37 degrees north latitude and 125.45 degrees east longitude.

6 hurt, including 5 toddlers, in house fire in Stanthorpe, Queensland; one airlifted to Brisbane hospital. Cause under investigation.

A woman and five children were hospitalized with injuries from a house fire in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia on Wednesday morning. The fire began in the stairwell of a two-story house; one patient was later airlifted to Brisbane for further treatment.