…Goods worth millions of naira were reportedly destroyed by the fire No fewer than 15 shops have been razed by fire in Isuanuocha community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra state. Goods worth millions of naira were reportedly destroyed by the inferno which started at about 12am on Wednesday. The Daily Vendor gathered that it
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Bush fire guts school, hotel in Anambra
…Both fire outbreaks were said to be caused by bush burning A secondary school and a hotel were on Wednesday gutted by fire in Anambra State. Four classroom blocks were destroyed in the school located at Nawfia, while part of the hotel, located at Agulu was affected. Both fire outbreaks were said to be caused
Read moreAPC candidate’s building razed in Onitsha
A storey building office apartment at No 52 Awka Road, Onitsha, Anambra State was gutted by fire on Sunday. The fire which started around 1pm, which was reportedly caused by power outage. The affected building is housing the office of a candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The Fire Chief Engr Martin Agbili
Read morePlaying kids raze 14-room apartments in Anambra
…foam industry razed in Obosi Twelve rooms bungalow with attached two bedroom apartments were on Saturday razed by fire in Umudioka Awka, Anambra State. The incident was reportedly caused by little children said to be playing with fire in the apartment. “The children, while playing, dropped the matches on a cushion foam which escalated to
Read moreFire fighters battle inferno at Anambra foam industry
…cause of the inferno was yet to be ascertained A foam industry has been gutted by fire in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The industry, located close to a Catholic Church was razed at about 6am on Saturday. An eyewitness said the fire would have spread to other nearby structures if not
Read moreMidnight fire razes shops in Onitsha market
…The Daily Vendor learnt that the fire which started around 1am, gutted three shops Goods worth millions of naira were on Saturday destroyed in an early morning fire in Ose main market, Onitsha, Anambra State. The fire which started around 1am, reportedly gutted three shops where drums of chemicals were sold. Daily Vendor gathered that no life
Read moreFire guts Onitsha timber market, Awka apartment, destroys timbers, property
…the inferno which razed some shops in the timber market reportedly started late in the evening on Saturday Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire at the Ogbo Osisi Timber Market Bridgehead in Onitsha, Anambra State. The inferno which razed some shops in the market reportedly started late in the evening on Saturday. This
Read moreFire razes another market in Anambra
…cause of the fire which razed a number of shops in the market is yet to be ascertained Some shops at the Ogbo Osisi Timber Market Bridgehead, Onitsha in Anambra State have been gutted by fire. No one has been able to ascertain the cause of the fire but it was gathered that it started
Read moreFire razes shops in Anambra
…as fire chief blames cause of fire to careless handling or selling of petrol around residential homes No fewer than four shops were on Thursday gutted by fire along St. Peter’s School road, Nkwere, Awka, Anambra State. The inferno, said to have happened around 10am, was controlled by fire fighters who arrived the scene shortly after
Read moreBreaking: Onitsha main market on fire
…the fire is said to have affected shops at a section of the main market A section of the popular Onitsha main market in Anambra State is currently on fire, The Daily Vendor reports. The cause of the fire which reportedly started around midnight is yet to be ascertained. A trader in the market, who identified himself
Read moreINEC office burnt down in Ebonyi
…the attack makes it the third attack on INEC facility in November 2022 The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has been set ablaze by hoodlums. The hoodlums razed down the building in the early hours of Sunday. Chairman of the commission’s Information and Voter
Read moreFire guts gas, kerosene depot in Anambra
…as explosions rocked the gas and kerosene depot A gas and kerosene depot was on Sunday gutted by fire at No. 42 Eziowelle Street, behind Nkpor park, Nkpor, Idemili Local Government Area of the state. Though no life was lost in the incident, there were however series of explosions within the area which nearly affected residential
Read moreFire razes 12 shops in Anambra market
…the fire emanated from New Life Line and affected about 8 block shops No fewer than twelve block of shops were on Friday gutted by fire in Nkwo Umunze Market, Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. No life was reportedly lost in the fire which started around 6.16am. The Daily Vendor gathered that
Read moreOgun INEC office set ablaze by suspected hoodlums
…the Ogun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner says level of damage is being assessed The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, office in Ogun State has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. The Daily Vendor learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday. It was gathered that the arsonists, numbering about eight reportedly scaled
Read moreFire razes UNIZIK chemical store
…as fire fighters suspect bush burning near the chemical store as cause A chemical store at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State was burnt in a fire outbreak on Wednesday. The State Fire Chief, Engr Dr. Martin Agbili who disclosed this in a statement, attributed the cause of fire to bush burning. He said,
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