Tanker fire has engulfed a section of Okokomaiko Police Station, Lagos State Police Command. The tanker reportedly caught fire while discharging diesel into the storage tank of a hotel that shares same fence with the police facility, reports Daily Trust. The incident created a stampede as both the staff of the hotel and … Read more
Traders in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are counting their losses after a fire incident destroyed the market on Friday at about 10 p.m. In separate interviews on Saturday, several traders expressed their devastation and recounted significant losses. Mr Ahmed Ayuba, a trader, was overwhelmed with grief as he spoke … Read more
An early morning fire on Wednesday , gutted some shops near the General Post Office at Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra. The inferno destroyed goods and property, including equipment worth millions of naira. Mrs Chidimma Ike, an eyewitness and a house owner in one of the … Read more
A fire incident has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife and their grandson which affected a storey building at Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan. The fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager Oyo State Fire Services Agency, made this known in a statement made … Read more
The officers and men of the Enugu State and the Federal Fire Services on Saturday extinguished inferno at a section of the Modern Timber Market in the state capital. The fire, which cause has not been ascertained, started at about 6p.m. on Saturday. The Director of the Enugu State Fire Service, Mr Okwudiri … Read more
A man in the Ijoka area of Akure, Ondo State, has died after setting himself and his estranged wife on fire during a domestic dispute. Henzodaily gathered that the incident, which occurred on Friday, left the man dead while his wife is currently receiving treatment for severe burns. The Punch disclosed that the couple, who … Read more
Fire has engulfed a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday night, reportedly trapping several worshippers inside. According to sources the incident occurred at about 9:30 pm at Wisdom Estate, Road 1G, Olohunda Road, in the Lagelu Local Government Area on Saturday morning. It was revealed that the … Read more
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a husband and wife in a midnight inferno at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU, Ungogo Local Government Area. The service named the victims as 67 year-old man, Muhammed Uba, and his wife, 52 year-old Fatima Uba . The Director of Kano State Fire Service, … Read more
A midnight fire incident on Thursday devastated a rice mill located in Ega-Idah, the administrative centre of Idah Local Government Area in Kogi State. Reports obtained by Henzodaily revealed that the fire broke out around 3:00 a.m. following an explosion that resonated throughout the vicinity. This rice mill, a collaborative effort between two friends, the … Read more
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned Nigerians to be vigilant and take necessary precautions to prevent fire incidents, particularly during the dry season. The NEMA Territorial Coordinator in Kano, Dr Nura Abdullahi, gave the warning while speaking at a public awareness campaign against fire outbreak prevention in Kano on Thursday. Abdullahi cautioned that … Read more