Tag Archives: Inferno

Forty-three families have been rendered homeless following an inferno at an estate populated by make-shift homes popularly called ‘Batcher’ along Ada-George/Wimpey-Iwofe link road in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was reported that a church building located within the ‘Batcher’ estate with property worth millions of Naira were also caught in the fire. Eyewitnesses said the fire started ...

Property worth millions of Naira was Wednesday night razed down by fire in Obudu local government area of Cross River State. The incident occurred at a compound known as Miki-Miki in Obudu. The fire burnt virtually everything in the building. DAILY POST gathered that there was no help from the Fire Service, neither was there running water from the State ...

The frequency and severity of “Urban Market Fire” incidents in Nigeria is becoming worrisome.  This article attempt to analyse the market fire disaster that has occurred this year and the measures that could be taken to forestall future occurrence. Frequent fire disasters in crowded urban business and market structures have become a major concern to Nigerian urban planners. Urban renewal ...