Tag: Fire

  • Fire Guts Ibadan’s Largest Auto Parts Market

    Fire Guts Ibadan’s Largest Auto Parts Market

    The largest auto parts market in Ibadan, Araromi market at Agodi Gate, has been gutted by fire leaving several shops and properties destroyed. Traders wailed as the fire which started in the early hours of Saturday raged on for many hours. The distressed traders were said to have called the attention of the Oyo State…

  • Sokoto market fire: Federal Fire Service DG visits scene, sympathises with traders

    Sokoto market fire: Federal Fire Service DG visits scene, sympathises with traders

    The Controller-General, Federal Fire Service (FFS), Mr Ibrahim Liman, on Monday, visited the Shehu Shagari Modern Market in Sokoto State to commiserate with traders over the recent fire incident in the market.Our correspondent reports that part of the market, popularly called New Market, was gutted by fire on Jan. 19, with traders losing goods worth…

  • Jigawa fire service saves 118 lives,  property worth N332m in 3 months

    Jigawa fire service saves 118 lives, property worth N332m in 3 months

    The Jigawa Directorate of Fire Service says it saved 118 lives and property worth N332million in various operations in the state from August to November 2020. Alhaji Haruna Aliyu, Director of the service said this while speaking with Our correspondent on Friday in Dutse. Aliyu said that 16 lives and property worth N200 million were…

  • Tank Farm fire: LASEMA urges calm, says fire under control

    Tank Farm fire: LASEMA urges calm, says fire under control

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday night urged Lagos residents around Ijora Badia, where Oando Tank Farm is located, to remain calm as efforts are being made to put the fire which occurred at the facility under control. LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in a statement that a combined response team,…

  • Fire guts Oando tank farm in Lagos

    Fire guts Oando tank farm in Lagos

    A tank farm belonging to Oando Plc located at Marine Beach, Ijora, Lagos State was on Thursday gutted by fire. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, (NEMA) confirmed the development to our correspondent in Lagos. Farinloye said the cause of the fire which started at the depot about 12.05 p.m.…

  • No life lost as fire guts 5, 000 card readers in Ondo INEC office

    No life was lost in the fire incident that occurred at the Akure headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday evening, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The inferno destroyed no fewer than 5,000 card readerss meant for the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State. NAN gathered that the fire…

  • Fire destroys economic crops in C/River communities

    Fire destroys economic crops in C/River communities

    Fire incident has destroyed economic crops worth millions of Naira in Cross River communities of Agba, Bansan, and Obubra in Boki local government area of state. ALSO READ:Breaking: A-Court makes U-turn, to hear Oshiomhole’s appeal 4 pm The mysterious fire incident, which started from the night of March 12 to the early hours of March…