A gas station has exploded in Baruwa area of Lagos.The explosion, according to Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, occurred around 6am. He said emergency responders have been mobilised to the explosion site. See video Details shortly…
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Again, Fire Guts LASTMA Headquarters In Oshodi
Fire gutted a section of the headquarters of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority , Oshodi , Lagos , on Tuesday . LASTMA made this known in a statement by its Assistant Director , Public Affairs , Filade Olumide . The statement was titled , ‘Minor fire incident at LASTMA headquarters ’. LASTMA General Manager
Read moreFire Guts One-storey Building In Lagos (photos)
A one-story building located at 10 Moliki Street in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State was gutted by fire on Saturday morning, August 29. According to reports, the fire outbreak started around 8am and destroyed the entire first floor of the residential building. Residents worked tirelessly to put out the fire.Men of the
Read moreFire guts World Trade Center in Abuja
Report coming from Abuja indicates that fire gutted a section of the World Trade Center building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to the report, the incident happened on Monday. A source said the fire started from the top of the skyscraper with thick smoke billowing from the pinnacle. Though firefighters and other
Read moreBREAKING: Fire Razes First Bank Branch in Ede, Osun
Fire has engulfed a branch of First Bank of Nigeria at Agip area of Ede in Osun State. The Administrative Officer of Osun State Fire Service, Fatai Aremu, when contacted confirmed the incident. He said distressed call was received from the scene late Friday evening. He added that men from Oke Fia Unit of the
Read moreFire Guts Obasanjo’s House in Abeokuta
Reports coming from Ogun State in Nigeria, reveal that fire has gutted a house belonging to a former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo situated at the Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the state capital. The fire reportedly broke out in the house around 10pm on Wednesday. Some eyewitnesses told newsmen that the fire was caused by a
Read moreBalogun Market Fire: Seven Buildings Burnt, Two Others Collapse
Seven buildings on Martins and Sunny Adewale Streets in the Balogun Market area of Lagos Island, Lagos State, were on Wednesday, razed by fire. It was learnt that the fire started around 8.30am from a four-storey building located at No. 35/37, Martins Street, and quickly spread to the adjoining buildings. Most of the razed buildings
Read moreBREAKING: Another Fire Disaster Hits Balogun Market in Lagos
Report from Lagos indicates that the popular Balogun market in Lagos Island is currently on fire. According to an eyewitness the fire started from the building opposite Oluwole Car Park on Martins Street. Details of the fire incident are still sketchy. More details coming…
Read moreMysterious Fire Razes Lagos Market
Residents and traders were thrown into panic on Saturday when a mysterious fire broke out at the Amu timber market in the Olorunshogo area of Mushin, Lagos State. The fire, which started around 1am is still raging as of the time of filing this report. The Acting Head, Lagos State Fore Service, Margaret Adeseye, who
Read moreAnother Petrol Tanker Explosion Rocks Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra Command, on Friday, said no casualty was recorded when a petrol tanker burnt at Upper Iweka in Onitsha. The state Sector Commander, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol with no registration number, caught fire about 2:30 am
Read moreTraders Count Losses as Midnight Fire Razes Old Market in Sokoto
The Sokoto Fire Service has confirmed a fire outbreak that gutted part of the old market in Sokoto, which destroyed about 20 shops. The Head of Operations in Sokoto Fire Service, Mr Mustapha Abubakar, told the News Agency of Nigeria, on Tuesday, that the inferno started about 11:00 pm on Monday and lasted till 2:00
Read moreMother and Her Three Daughters Killed in Yobe Fire
The Yobe State Fire Service has confirmed that a mother and her three daughters were killed in a fire incident on Tuesday night at Red Bricks Quarters, on Maiduguri Road, Damaturu. Damaturu Fire Station Officer, Mr Usman Habu, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria, on Wednesday, said the incident occurred about
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