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  • Fire guts residential building, shops in Ebonyi

    Fire guts residential building, shops in Ebonyi

    A fire outbreak which occurred on Monday around Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, destroyed property worth millions of naira.

    A residential building and more than seven shops were gutted in the incident.

    Confirming the fire outbreak, the Federal Fire Service, Ebonyi Command, said that the incident occurred at Aliugbala-Eze Street located around Eze and Bros Junction.

    Mr Yakubu Zekeri, Assistant Superintendent of Fire in the Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that no life was lost and no one was injured.

    He pointed out that the quick drafting of firemen to the scene curtailed the spread of the fire.

    Zekeri, who led the fire fighters to the scene, said property worth millions of naira were damaged.

    “For now, we can’t really ascertain the cause of the fire but one of the tenants has told us that it was caused by electrical spark.

    “We are still on a `damping down` and when we are done with it we will know the actual cause of the fire,“ he said.

    Zekeri advised residents to cultivate the habit of switching off their electrical appliances when going out or going to bed.

    “This will help them to prevent the chances of fire outbreak should there be a power surge in their homes,’’ he said.

    He reminded residents that the country was in the harmattan season, a period that is susceptible to fire outbreaks because of its dry nature.

    “This is dry season and critical period for fire outbreak. I urge the residents to always call on fire fighters whenever there is any sign of fire. Do not wait for it to get worse before calling us,” he advised.

    One of the victims of the fire incident, a police officer, Insp. Calistus Akogu, said he lost all his documents and other valuables to the fire.

    “I was in the office when my wife called me about the fire, but before I could get home, all my property had already been damaged.

    “All I have now apart from my children and wife is the cloth on me. I have lost every other thing,“ Akaogu said.

  • BREAKING: Fire engulfs popular Abuja shopping mall, Next Cash & Carry [VIDEO]

    BREAKING: Fire engulfs popular Abuja shopping mall, Next Cash & Carry [VIDEO]

    A popular shopping mall known as Next Cash & Carry, located in the Jahi area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria was on Sunday engulfed.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports at the time of filing this report, the fire was still raging as efforts to put it under control were ongoing.

    Watch video below:

     

    Fire Guts Next Cash And Carry

    Posted by Essien Andrew on Sunday, 26 December 2021

     

     

    Details shortly…

  • Mystery fire guts petrol station in Awka

    Mystery fire guts petrol station in Awka

    The Mobil filling station at Unizik Junction, Awka axis of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway was on Thursday gutted by fire.

    The fire which emanated from yet to be identified source razed an empty petrol tanker, the lube house, part of the administrative block and some dispensing machines.

    Firefighters on the spot were able to contain the inferno from spreading to the neighbouring plaza and buildings

    A manager of the the filling station, who identified himself as Ugo, said the standby tanker which was completely razed had no content.

    Ugo commended the fire service officials and rescue volunteers for their efforts.

    The fire incident was barely 10 days after three filling stations were also gutted in Onitsha.

    DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra confirmed the incident.

    Ikenga said that officers of the command had cordoned of the area to prevent breakdown of law, adding that men of the fire service arrived the scene on time.

  • Fire razes another Lagos market

    Fire razes another Lagos market

    A plank market located at Kpako, Oke-Afa in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Lagos State caught fire on Friday night.

    This is happening barely 72hours after the popular Balogun market in Lagos Island caught fire and valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed.

    The fire, which started at about 9p.m on Friday raged for hours before men of the Lagos Fire Service arrived at the scene to put off the fire.

  • Properties worth millions of naira destroyed as fire razes sections of Computer Village

    Properties worth millions of naira destroyed as fire razes sections of Computer Village

    Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire that gutted a section of a shopping complex at the popular Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos.

    The affected building is located at number 18, Otigba Street in the busy hub where mobile phones, laptops, and other gadgets worth millions of naira are sold on a daily basis.

    According to sources, the fire started in the early hours of Monday and lasted a few hours before it was eventually put out.

    Authorities of the Lagos State Police Command have confirmed the incident, although they said they have yet to ascertain the cause of the fire.

    In a statement hours after the fire broke out, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, explained that firefighters raced to the scene as soon as the incident was reported.

    He added that the command, on its part, deployed a team of police operatives from Area ‘F’ Command, Ikeja Division, and neighbouring divisions to the area to protect the firefighters and others involved in the effort to quench the fire, as well as prevent looting.

    “The fire has been put out successfully. No life was lost in the incident. However, valuable properties which estimates are not yet known were destroyed,” said Ajisebutu.

    A shop owner at Computer Village told Channels Television that the affected building houses shops where mobile phones and laptops are sold.

    The fire, he said, began at about 4am and lasted till about 7am while policemen cordoned off the area as firefighters battle the fire.

    He explained that the fire began from an electrical fault in the complex and some swollen batteries, saying that a section of the building was affected.

     

  • 100L student killed, many injured as fire engulfs Taraba varsity female hostel

    100L student killed, many injured as fire engulfs Taraba varsity female hostel

    A 100-level student of the Taraba State University has been reported dead following a fire outbreak at the female hostel of the institution.

    The victim identified as Emoseh Lawi was a student of the Tourism Department of the university.

    An eyewitness said that the incident occurred on Friday night when Lawi was sleeping and that she was unaware of the fire outbreak.

    She reportedly inhaled smoke, which led to her being unconscious.

    Her fellow students were reported to have forced the door and windows open to pull her out but she was confirmed dead at the state specialist hospital where she was rushed to.

    ”I was told the said lady went to read all through the night for her examination and returned very weak, hence she slept off.

    ”The cause of this fire is from an electrical socket which sparked repeatedly and suddenly gutted the mattress next to it from which it spread all over.

    ”When she was brought out of the hostel, she was totally unconscious and could barely stand before the school security men came to pick her up with a Toyota Hilux and she was rushed to the hospital,” the eyewitness said.

    The Institution’s Information Director Sa’ad Mohammed confirmed the incident. He said the root cause of the fire outbreak must be uncovered to avoid future occurrences.

    He disclosed that the management of the institution was doing everything possible to ensure that the tension is brought under control.

    The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullahi also confirmed the incident, stressing that the police have commenced an investigation into the incident.

  • Fire razes workshop, spare parts building in Ladipo market, Lagos

    Fire razes workshop, spare parts building in Ladipo market, Lagos

    A furniture workshop and an auto spare parts building in Ladipo market, Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State have been razed by fire.

    The fire started on Sunday night from the furniture workshop and according to emergency operators, it continued till Monday morning, affecting the spare parts building.

    “A fire outbreak at 85, Ladipo Street by Fatai Atere Road Ladipo Market since 11:00 yesterday involving a 3 Storey building has continued to rage till now.

    “The Security fortification of the building has created a serious obstruction to access the building which has already shown signs of safety concerns.

    “The fire was said to have started at a furniture workshop behind the building with an electrical spark at about 10:45 p.m,” a statement by the rescue operators read in part.

    The neighbours claimed that they were not aware that the spark could have led to fire and by the time they realised the full fire outbreak, they could not handle it.

    Before responders could arrive, the fire had spread to the three-storey building.

    Emergency operators including Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), State Fire and Federal Fire Services Service, and Police are at the scene.

    No casualty has been recorded so far, as operations are ongoing.

  • BREAKING: Nyanya market on fire as miscreants loot shops

    BREAKING: Nyanya market on fire as miscreants loot shops

    By Emman Ovuakporie

    Popular Nyanya market in the outskirts of Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abujaon Tuesday caught from an unidentified source.

    Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) indicate that the fire started at about 7.05pm from a source yet to be identified.

    According to witnesses account, immediately the fire started hoodlums started looting goods mostly poultry feeds.

    The fire brigade is just arriving the market barely 5mins ago

    Details shortly…

  • Wild fire destroys good, properties worth millions in Rivers

    Wild fire destroys good, properties worth millions in Rivers

    Goods and properties worth millions of naira have been lost to a devastating fire incident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

    The fire, which lasted for over 10 hours since Saturday, began in an old premises of a moribund private company on Isiokpo Street in the D-Line Area of the city.

    While the cause is yet to be known, residents and the Rivers State Government suspect that the abandoned tankers in the premises may have been used by people who trade in illegally refined petroleum products which ignited the fire.

    Although the fire has been put out, men of the Federal Fire Service and the Government have urged residents to be observant and careful to avoid a fresh spark.

  • 1-year-old baby burnt to death in Calabar

    1-year-old baby burnt to death in Calabar

    A one-year-old baby has been burnt to death in Calabar as a result of candle light fire in a thatched house.

    The incident happened at Eta Agbor area of Calabar Municipality on Oct. 9.

    When the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited the area, it was observed that the thatched house was completely burnt down.

    Mother of the child, Ms Glory Etim-Akpan, 19, told NAN that her child was sick, and so she went out to a pharmacy in the area to buy drugs and pampers for her.

    Etim-Akpan said she left the child, a baby girl, Kate Dickson, at home sleeping, while the candle light was burning.

    “My baby was having cough and catarrh, so I went out to buy drugs for her and pampers. Before leaving the house, I lighted a candle on top of a metal plate in the room.

    “I didnt even get to the pharmacy when I received a call that our house was on fire. It was not up to 30 minutes that I left the house.

    “Neighbours around heard my baby crying, but they couldn’t intervene. When I came back, we broke the door and I found out that my baby was already burnt to death.

    “Also, I lost all my properties including my certificates. The fire burnt down my apartment completely,” she lamented.

    Etim-Akpan said that her life has been shattered because she has no where to stay, no food to eat and no clothes to wear.

    She appealed to well meaning Nigerians to come to her aid through financial and material support.