Tag Archives: Fire

The headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) suddenly went up in flames on Tuesday, April 11. The building housing the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) in Lagos has gone up in flames, a report by The Sun reports. Fatai Owoseni, the commissioner of police in Lagos state led other officers to the scene and engaged in rescue efforts. ...

“Two children have died in a fire incident in an internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.”- Punch Punch also reports that at least 400 families reportedly lost their homes as a result of the disaster at the camp which was located few kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria ...

The News reports that valuable properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in an inferno that razed the Edo NYSC office in Benin, Edo state, over the weekend. The News also states that the incident which was said to have occurred at about 3 pm on Saturday, completely destroyed a store containing hundreds of unused mattresses and chairs. Also consumed ...

The Guardian reports that two persons, including a seven-year-old boy, were confirmed dead and seven others injured as a petrol station located in Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State went up in flames yesterday. According to The Guardian, the station, RAB Engineering petrol station, located opposite the popular Iya Sunday food canteen, was reported to have caught fire as a ...

Vanguard reports that about 100 residents of Sholanke Street, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State were, yesterday, displaced after fire razed two buildings, destroying property worth millions of naira. According to Vanguard, sources said the two buildings located at 172 and 173 Sholanke Street, were razed after the inferno started at about 4p.m. Explaining the enormity of the inferno, ...

Vanguard reports that he engineering section of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, was yesterday engulfed in an early morning fire that destroyed office appliances and equipment valued at millions of naira. Although no life was lost, the source of the fire, which was reportedly first noticed around 3a.m., was not immediately known, but witnesses said the fire rapidly spread ...

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An early morning fire yesterday razed a building at No. 5, Aborishade Close, Lawanson area of Lagos State and burnt an octogenarian, Mr. Godwin Oyia, to death. The incident, sources say was caused by an electric device used for boiling water popularly called ‘boiling ring’, which was left unattended to, in the deceased’s room. Emergency workers drawn from the state ...

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was yesterday razed down by fire. Premium Times reports that the fire was caused by bush burning in the area, which later spread to the nearby INEC office. Witnesses said the fire was beyond control as it occurred at a distant location, far ...

Dubai property giant Emaar Properties promised Saturday to restore its luxury 63-storey hotel in the emirate, which was damaged in a spectacular fire on New Year’s Eve. “We are determined to restore it to all its glory, and even surpass the splendid architectural standards,” said chairman Mohamed Alabbar. “Further timelines and plans will be shared as they are finalised,” he ...