Seven family members have died following fire outbreak near Tudun Wada Juma’at Mosque in Kano, an official of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullah, has said. Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kano that the incident, which occurred on Sunday night, affected...
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Four persons on Wednesday sustained various injuries as fire gutted Fat Noble filing station, an independent marketing oil firm along Old Road, opposite Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that attendants were dispensing petrol inside jerry cans and sacks around 1.00.a.m at the back...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 7 shops have been destroyed on Saturday afternoon when a gas explosion rocked a mini-market in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. The fire erupted in a market at 2nd Junction, Governor’s Road, Council Bus Stop in Ikotun. ...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A fire outbreak has gutted the famous Gamboru Market in Maidugiri, the Borno State’s capital on Sunday morning. The cause of the fire outbreak is yet unknown but vigilante groups including the CJTF and residents were seen making frantic efforts to put off...
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has successfully put out the fire that touched a part of the premises of the Supreme Court Complex on Monday. Mr Abram Paul, spokesperson of the FFS, told the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the fire...
A fire outbreak has destroyed no fewer than 14 shelves in Yola Market. The Director, Adamawa Fire Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu confirmed the fire outbreak to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Tuesday. Alhaji Adamu said the incident happened on Monday night at...
Goods and property, worth millions of naira, have been destroyed by fire at Afor-Opi Market in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. An eyewitness, Mr Linus Eze, Chairman of Opi Traders Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the scene of the incident on Friday...
Property worth over N50 million was lost in the fire which gutted Radio Nigeria Gold FM in Ilesa on Sunday, the Federal Fire Service Chief, Mr Kehinde Fatukasi, has said. Fatukasi, the Chief Superintendent, Federal Fire Service Training School, Ilesa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday,...
A 57-year-old woman, Mrs Jamiu Sikirat of Ile-Agunko compound, Adeta area of Ilorin, Kwara, has reportedly fell into a domestic well and died. The incident occurred on Monday evening in Ilorin and the deceased was recovered by the brigade of the state Fire Service. A report said the woman...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCOS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Federal Fire Service (FSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Board has approved 2022 promotion examinations of senior officers. A statement by the Secretary to the Board, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Fire has razed the Jet A-1 fuel dump located within Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Base in Abuja. The fire incident which occured on Wednesday morning has been brought under control, according to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore...
A building apartment within the courtyard of the palace Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was at about 11:30pm on Friday engulfed in flames. This is contained in a Press release, signed by the Director, Media & Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr Moses Olafare, on Saturday, in Ile-Ife....
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire outbreak that razed 5 shops in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occured in the early hours of Thursday morning at Akerebiata, opposite Bovas filling station Ilorin, Ilorin East LGA of the...
Goods worth millions of Naira were gutted by fire in 100 shops at the popular Yan-Katato Market, Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Wednesday. Alhaji Mohammed Ashiru, Chairman, Yan-Katato Market, told newsmen in Zaria that the fire occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. Ashiru said...
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 Federal Government is to deploy the newly acquired N12 billion fire fighting vehicles to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, made this known while presenting the eight fire fighting vehicles to...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says one body was recovered and seven persons were injured in the fire that engulfed Balogun Market in Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, said that...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Sunday paid a ‘thank you’ visit to headquarters of the Borno State Fire Service in Maiduguri. The visit was in recognition of swift responses by firemen who quenched a major fire outbreak at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, preventing destruction from...
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....
An early morning blaze on Saturday gutted Ose Main Market in Onitsha, Anambra, destroying three shops where drums of chemicals were stored. 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...