Tag Archives: Fire

Vehicle owners Thursday morning at the Ota end of Lagos-Abeokuta express way are now counting their losses after a late night tanker fire destroyed vehicles and business premises late Wednesday. The incident which occurred around Ilo Awela hill immediately after the toll gate has distressed the road and owners of affected vehicles. Commuters on Thursday morning commented on the incident …

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Property worth millions of Naira this afternoon got destroyed when a wild fire gutted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station along college road, Ogba Lagos. According to eye witnesses, a tanker was seen offloading content into the station when the unfortunate incident happened Monday afternoon. There was panic in houses close to the station before fire fighters arrived …

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On 2 March 2019, a suspected explosion occurred in the Niger Delta, within the vicinity of Nembe Creek Well 7, behind Mile 1 Community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Despite initial challenges, our operations team were able to access the well head area when the fire had completely died down on early hours of 2nd March. Preliminary investigations confirm that there …

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A fuel tanker caught fire on Otedola Bridge outward Lagos on Thursday evening, with many vehicles trapped in the growing fire. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and Lagos Fire Service have been mobilised, reports the rapid Response Squad via its Twitter handle, @rrslagos767. The RRS said its men were “on ground to manage the situation.” LASEMA officials …

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A petrol tanker this evening along Lagos-Ibadan expressway has exploded around the popular Otedola Bridge. According to eye witness report, many cars have been burnt and many lives lost Thursday evening as travelers were returning to Lagos and workers heading home in the usual evening traffic. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and Lagos Fire Service have been …

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Barely a week after fire gutted the magnificent building of the House on The Rock Church, Abuja, the Federal Secretariat building in Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Capital Saturday is reportedly gutted. According to an eye witness report, the building housing the Federal Ministry of Health is affected. Meanwhile, fire fighters are already at the scene combating the fire. Advertisement

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Tayo Alani A fire incident occurred at a plastic manufacturing company along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, close to the office of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Sunday afternoon. According to General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Adesina Tiamiyu, the fire incident was very severe, ravaging a company. “I can authoritatively report a fire outbreak at Rida Plastic …

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Barely a week after an inferno razed, a market in Kano, another mid-night fire outbreak on Thursday gutted Gwarzo market in Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state, destroying property worth millions of Naira. An eye witness on Friday said the incident occurred around 1 a.m. The source said the fire destroyed the entire furniture section of the market before …

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Traders at the Ikom main market in Cross River State have continued to count their losses after Tuesday early morning inferno destroyed about 40 shops, and properties worth several millions. According to eye witnesses, the inferno which started at about 2am on Tuesday was due to a power surge from the public power supply and could not be contained in …

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Traders at the popular  Sabon Gari market in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, have been counting their loses after the fire outbreak that destroyed properties worth millions of naira in the market. The cause of the Friday night fire outbreak that burnt till early Saturday is still unknown. Eye witnesses around the market said, the fire started around the Sani Abacha Mosque …

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