A portion of the Supreme Court is on fire. It was gathered that the fire engulfed chambers of three Justices of the apex court. Details about the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filling this report as the spokesperson of the court, Akande Festus, could not be reached. The Continue Reading
Evacuation orders have been issued for areas close to two central Greek cities threatened by new outbreaks of wildfires. Citizens in areas around Volos and Lamia have been told to move to safety as the country remains in the grip of a severe heat wave. Meanwhile, fires continue to rage on the islands of Rhodes, […]Continue Reading
Goods and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a midnight fire incident at Atakumosa Central Market Ilesa, Osun state The fire outbreak, according to eye witnesses started at the Post Office section of the market some minutes past 2 o’clock Sunday morning. Radio Nigeria correspondent, Isaac Haastrup reports that men and officers […]Continue Reading
A petrol laden tanker has been gutted by fire at a filling station in Basorun area of Ibadan.Radio Nigeria gathered that the tanker was ignited while dispensing it’s content at the filling station.Consequently,motorists and commuters along the route had hectic time reaching their destination .Some passersby who spoke with Radio,said the quick intervention of men […]Continue Reading
Three persons have been reportedly killed in a fire accident at Oke Igbore Titun area of Abeokuta leaving four others injured. According to witnesses, the fire outbreak was suspected to have been caused by leakage of freezer refrigerant that caught fire from another gas cylinder been used in frying fish in the same room. Men of […]Continue Reading
As part of the effort to avoid repetition of fire incidents recorded in the last harmattan period, a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr. Olagoke Akinajo has called on the relevant stakeholders to embark on sensitization programmes ahead of the dry season. Mr. Akinajo, who is representing Ibadan North East State Constituency […]Continue Reading
Another fire outbreak was again recorded in Ibadan as a section of the supermarket, known as Grandex store, belonging to the wife of former governor of Oyo state Mrs Florence Ajimobi was gutted by fire. It was gathered that the fire outbreak was caused by electrical fault. The fire outbreak which occurred in the evening […]Continue Reading
There was massive traffic on the Kara bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan highway on Sunday morning after two fuel tankers and a gas tanker went up in flames around midnight. As of the time of this report, the traffic had extended from the scene of the incident to Ketu and Ojota, making the Federal Road […]Continue Reading
Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed at Ondo corner market, New Court road, Dugbe Ibadan. Radio Nigeria reporter visited the scene of the incident reports that about ten sewing machine shops were razed by the inferno. The inferno which started at about 1am very early in the morning was suspected to be as […]Continue Reading
The Ondo State government is to embark on a total overhaul of the state fire service for effective delivery. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made this known in Akure while inspecting the scene of a fire disaster at Oba Nla area in Akure metropolis. The fire outbreak which occurred on Sunday night razed five shops and destroyed Property worth Continue Reading
Property worth about seven million Naira has been destroyed by fire that gutted out of a storey building along Odo Ona Apata area of Ibadan. Principal Fire Superintendent, Oyo State Fire Service, PFS II, Mrs Peluola Oyedeji who said they got to the scene as soon as the people in the area called on them, […]Continue Reading
Lack of basic equipment and inadequate manpower have been highlighted as the bane of efficient firefighting services amid increasing fire incidence rates in the country. A cross-section of Nigerians who spoke on the development in Abeokuta, Ogun State advocated the need for partnership between the government and the private sector to improve firefighting services. Continue Reading
As Nigeria is still struggling to contain the spread of Coronavirus pandemic, the country has experienced six different fire outbreaks within two weeks. Treasury house, a building housing the office of the Accountant-general of the Federation located at Samuel Akintola Boulevard, Garki area of Abuja was gutted by fire on 8th of April this year. […]Continue Reading
The Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja has been engulfed by fire. Details of the incident are sketchy as of the time of filing this report. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the incident to newsmen. More details later…Continue Reading