Tag: fire outbreak
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Sad! Fire razes isolation centre killing 10 COVID-19 patients
There was a fire outbreak on Sunday morning at a Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation centre in India that left 10 COVID-19 patients dead. Ten other COVID-19 patients were injured in the tragedy that happened in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaywada hotel that was converted into a COVID-19 care centre. The cause of fire was yet to be…
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No fire outbreak in WAEC headquarters, Abuja, says spokesperson
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has described as false, the rumour being peddled by some online media that there was a fire outbreak at WAEC Headquarters in Abuja. The Council in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Demianus G. Ojijeogu on Thursday clarified that, there was no fire incident at WAEC headquarters…
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![[Video] Fire outbreak in Dugbe Market, Ibadan](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ibadan.png)
[Video] Fire outbreak in Dugbe Market, Ibadan
Shops and building have been destroyed at Dugbe Alawo market, in Ibadan Oyo state, by a fire outbreak in the area. According to reports, goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by the fire. The Oyo State Fire Service command has confirmed that their men are in the area.
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Chevron Nigeria confirms fire outbreak on oil well, reiterates commitment to protecting people, environment
American oil giants, Chevron has claimed ownership of the oil wells razed in Ondo State on Thursday. According to the oil company in a statement issued on Thursday, third-party interference was suspected to have allegedly tempered with its facilities. It said the affected facility is a joint venture with the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC…
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Breaking: Fire outbreak rages at Ecobank head office
The corporate headquarters of Ecobank in Victoria Island, Lagos was on Tuesday morning engulfed by a fire outbreak. According to an eyewitness, the fire outbreak started at about 8:30AM as a result of a diesel tanker offloading products close to the bank’s electricity power generator that was in operation. TheNewsGuru reports the fire started from…
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Police investigate fire outbreak in Enugu timber market
The Police Command in Enugu State has begun investigation into the fire outbreak in the Enugu Timber market which destroyed goods worth millions of Naira. The command’s Spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that the command had already deployed a team of investigators to the scene of the…
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Breaking: Fire outbreak in National Assembly
A section of the technical room of the National Assembly’s Senate wing is currently on fire. The technical room is located at the ground floor of the Assembly compound. Staff and other workers are currently leaving their offices to avoid being trapped as smoke fills up the walkways. Senators who were initially seated in the…
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Fire outbreak renders 300 homeless in Yenagoa
More than 300 persons on Saturday were rendered homeless in Yenagoa after fire gutted a neighbourhood in Ekeki suburb of the Bayelsa capital. TheNewsGuru learned that the inferno, which occurred at about 2 am this morning, also destroyed valuables worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. Residents of the…
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Omoni Oboli escapes death, house catches fire
Sensational Nollywood role interpreter, Omoni Oboli escaped a fire outbreak in her home earlier today. The filmmaker took to her Instagram page to recount how the air conditioning unit in her room caught fire and spread to other parts of her room. Recounting her testimony, she said: “This God is too good! Magnify the…
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Fire outbreak at kuje prisons
There was a fire outbreak at the Kuje Prisons, Abuja at about 4:30pm on Friday. It was gathered that the fire, which broke out at the prisons’ clinic, was immediately put out by the security personnel on duty. The Federal Capital Territory Prisons Command’s Spokesman, Humphrey Chukwuedo, said in a statement that no one was…