Federal Fire Service has expressed serious concern over a rising pattern of fire outbreaks linked to electrical surges and overloading, following three major incidents recorded within a 32-hour period in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), resulting in estimated losses exceeding ₦650 million. National PRO / Head, Corporate Services, Federal...
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A devastating fire outbreak in the Oyingbo area of Lagos has claimed the life of a 103-year-old woman and left several families counting their losses after homes and shops were destroyed. The incident occurred at a residential building located on Bola Street, where the fire reportedly broke out in...
Rising fire outbreaks: Peter Obi mourns victims, seeks urgent reform of Nigeria’s emergency services
Rising fire outbreaks: Peter Obi mourns victims, seeks urgent reform of Nigeria’s emergency services
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the recent wave of fire outbreaks across Nigeria, describing the incidents as a wake-up call for urgent reforms in the country’s emergency response system. In a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter)...
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is reeling from the devastating loss of four staff members in a fire that broke out on Tuesday at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos. The incident, which has plunged the entire FIRS community into mourning, occurred at the building where FIRS occupies the sixth...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has debunked social media misinformation regarding a fire at its branch in Afriland Tower, Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday, assuring the public that no lives were lost. In an official statement issued Tuesday night, UBA clarified the location of the incident, stating, “The...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has pledged to inject N2 billion into the redevelopment of the Farm Centre GSM Market in Kano, which was recently gutted by fire. The governor made the pledge during a visit to the market on Friday, assuring market leaders and traders of his administration’s...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that no lives were lost in the fire incident that razed Imaratus Sanan Hotel, accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims, in Makkah on Saturday. According to Hajiya Fatima Usara, Assistant Director, Information and Publications Division, the fire...
Property worth millions of naira, including 12 shops, were on Thursday night burnt by fire at the Agodi Mayegun Cement Store Market in Ibadan. General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. Akinyinka said the fire service...
A middle-aged woman and her two children have lost their lives in a fire incident which occurred on Sunday night in Ondo State. The fire incident happened at Rainbow Street, Onipakala Junction, off Adeyemi Road, Ondo, in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. A family source, speaking...
At least 17 students of an Almajiri school have lost their lives in a fire outbreak that engulfed their school in Kauran Namoda, Zamfara State. Intelligence sources according to Zagazola Makama reports revealed that the tragic incident, which occurred on the night of Tuesday lasted for about three hours...
Due to increased amounts of ash and fine dust in the air, city authorities in fire-ravaged Los Angeles are providing free protective masks to people. As the deadly wildfires that have been wreaking destruction in Los Angeles County enter their second week, the city said it was concerned about...
Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods. At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities...
More than 10, 000 homes, including many businesses are said to have been destroyed in the Los Angeles fire. So far, at least 11 lives have been reported lost in the incident. For some, it was a first look at the staggering reality of what was lost as the...
Wildfires threatening Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday, as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength. The Palisades Fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on the city’s western flank and...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has rendered N60m, as financial assistance to traders and marketers affected by the December 5th fire incidence at the Lafia modern market. The Governor, announced the gesture during a meeting with the committee set up to investigate the extent...
An early morning fire on Wednesday , gutted some shops near the General Post Office at Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inferno destroyed goods and property, including equipment worth millions of naira. Mrs...
A fire incident has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife and their grandson which affected a storey building at Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. General Manager Oyo State Fire...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the death of a customs officer, SC Kabiru Tijani and his family in an inferno on Sunday in Ede as a painful loss. The fire outbreak at the customs officer’s resident located at Tijani Kabiru Road, Akankan...
A fire incident, which occured in the early hours of Monday, has razed shops and destroyed property worth millions of Naira at the Moniya Garage in Ibadan. The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on...
Fire has razed a market in the popular Trademore Estate, located along Umar Musa Yar’Adua/Airport Road in Abuja, leaving residents in shock. The fire which allegedly started in the early hours of Monday, December 2, followed when the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company restored power. The cause of the fire...