The death toll due to wildfires in Algeria has reached 34 people amid a heat wave roiling North African countries. The Interior Ministry said 24 civilians and 10 soldiers were killed due to the fires. Some 8,000 members of the civil defence were deployed to help people and put...
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Flights to and from Catania airport in southern Italy were suspended as firefighters fought a blaze on Sunday night. Sac, the company that manages the Vincenzo Bellini international airport, said that flights would be suspended until at least 8 am (0600 GMT) on Mondaydue to a “fire which developed...
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has donated N10 million to traders whose stores were gutted by fire at the Bogobiri area of Calabar. The governor made the donation when he visited the scene of the incident on Monday in company of his deputy, Mr Peter Odey and Mr...
A fire outbreak on Tuesday gutted the female students’ hotels of the Ekehuan campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The inferno, reports said, destroyed some documents and properties at the university. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident, which started at midday, however,...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Properties worth N38.8 million naira have been destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday as paint shop located on Balogun Afin at Ita-Kure Area of Ilorin Kwara State. The inferno also engulfed two residential building beside the paint shop. This is according to...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has expressed concern over rising cases of fatalities and incidents at retail outlets across the country. The Executive Director of NMDPRA, Dr Mustapha Lamorde raised the concern at his meeting with industry stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Represented by...
An early morning fire on Tuesday razed a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that firefighters battled for hours to contain the inferno as some of the traders salvaged their goods while others watched in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Fire has gutted the Gamboru market around the Custom area in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This followed another fire outbreak early morning at the Biu Market in Southern Borno. The fire outbreak which occured at about 11am on Saturday morning destroyed goods and...
An early morning fire on Friday destroyed four motor spare parts stores with goods worth over N10 million in Aba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that only few steel products were salvaged from the fire that gutted some shops situated at No. 65 Jubilee Road in Aba....
This time of the year, the dry season, fire outbreak is not unusual because virtually every dry object can ignite a fire. Subduing the fire is made difficult by dry wind. In rural places where thatch and wood are used in building houses it is even more challenging to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 65-year-old security guard in a fire incident at Akere Spare Parts Market, Ajegunle in the Apapa area of Lagos State. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Against the background that speculations are being trended on the unfortunate Maiduguri fire disaster, the Borno State Government has appealed for professional and objective reportage from journalists in the state . It will be recalled that the fire disaster that erupted last Sunday gutted...
A 12 year-old boy, Kamal Ibrahim, passed away on Wednesday calling for help when a midnight inferno engulfed their room in Biu town of Borno State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tragic incident also claimed the lives of another 13 year-old boy, Aliyu Usman, and...
No fewer than 25 shops were gutted by fire at Araromi Spare parts market, Agodi Gate, Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday. The General Manager Oyo State Fire Service, Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Kaduna State Fire Service said a fire incident which occurred in the early hours of Friday has resulted in the death of one Mohammadu Sani, his wife, Raulatu Sani, his son, Hashim Sani (8) and an infant, Fatima Sani. Mohammad Umar, Commander of the service in charge of Zaria...
An early morning fire, which escalated into a warehouse, near the Ariaria International Market, Aba, on Tuesday, has destroyed goods estimated at over 50 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the warehouse is situated at No. 5 Market Crescent/Umuode Road, opposite Ekumi Plaza. A NAN correspondent,...
Angry mob on Sunday attacked operatives of Anambra State Fire Service for allegedly arriving late at the scene of a fire incident. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, and made available to newsmen in Onitsha on Monday....
Timber traders in Imo have lamented severe losses resulting from a fire accident at the popular Timber market, along Wethedral road, Owerri, the state capital. Some of the traders who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent in Owerri, on Monday, said that the inferno which started...
An early morning blaze on Saturday gutted the Mater Foam Industry, Obosi, near St. Albert Catholic Church, Obosi, Anambra. The incident is contained in a statement signed by the Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, and made available to newsmen in Onitsha. According to the statement,...
A fully loaded petrol tanker on Thursday lost control and rammed into the block of shops and thereafter burst into flames in Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at Apata Junction opposite Oando Filling Station, destroying many houses...