How pregnant woman, 3 children died in Ondo tanker fire — Eyewitness
‘Over 100 people scooping fuel directly from the tanker ran away. I also ran. I saw people carrying fuel and being trailed by the fire’
Midnight fire guts Udenu LG INEC office in Enugu
By Ikechukwu Odu Midnight fire has gutted the Independent National Electoral Commission’s, INEC, office in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Thursday. Though, the source of the inferno is yet to be ascertained, those living close to the INEC office suspected an electrical spark from one of the poles supplying power to the premises. […]
Fire, road accidents claim 12 lives in Kano
Not fewer than 12 persons were reportedly said to have lost their lives to fire outbreak, road accidents and other mishaps in Kano State.
N902.1m property lost to Katsina Central Market fire, says committee Chair
No fewer than 685 traders lost properties worth N902.1 million to the March 22 fire incident at the Katsina Central Market, the investigating committee has said. The Chairman, Administrative Committee for the Investigation of the Fire Incident, Alhaji Tasiu Dandagoro, made the disclosure while submitting the committee’s report to Gov Aminu Masari, on Wednesday, in […]
BREAKING: Part of Delta Police Headquarters gutted by fire
By Festus Ahon DELTA State Police Headquarters, Asaba, was Thursday gutted by fire as police officers and visitors scampered for safety. Vanguard gathered that the incident was caused by an electrical spark which occurred at the Command control engine room, causing damages to some gadgets and part of the building housing the unit, especially the […]
Huge fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery, 20 injured
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, injuring 20 people and prompting the evacuation of nearly 1,000 residents, officials said. The fire erupted just after midnight (1800 GMT) during a thunderstorm, said Ifky Sukarya, spokesperson for PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, a subsidiary of the state-owned energy giant Pertamina. […]
