The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has initiated an investigation into the cause of a fire incident that occured on Thursday at the E54 bridge of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja. The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah, said this in a statement. According to Orah, efforts to...
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Hoodlums set Anambra police station ablaze
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have set ablaze the police divisional headquarters in Nneni, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums invaded the facility in the early hours of Thursday and threw explosive devices that burnt parts of the building. A source and one of the residents in the area said...
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again, Fire outbreak destroys businesses in Lagos
A shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction, Victoria Island, Lagos, was early Wednesday gutted by fire. In a trending video clip on social media, firefighters are seen trying to put out the fire. The Lagos Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. He said the fire had been...
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Goods worth millions of naira destroyed as fire guts Onitsha market
Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by a late-night fire that occurred at the plaza of the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State on Wednesday. According to an eyewitnesses account, the fire also destroyed shops on the third floor of the three-storey building located near the main market. Our correspondent gathered that the fire...
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Owner collapses, hospitalised as Delta supermarket goes up in flames
The owner of Sylverson Supermarket in Ogwash-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, collapsed on Tuesday as fire gutted the facility, which is the largest supermarket in the community, and destroyed goods worth millions of naira. UGAMATV gathered that the walls of the supermarket, situated along the old Ogwashi Uku-Benin Road, collapsed as a...
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Fire Razes Popular Agboju Market In Lagos
There was a fire outbreak at the popular Agboju Market in Festac, the Lagos police command, on Monday confirmed. According to the police, the fire started at about 02:30 hrs. A statement signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said: “The command contacted the Lagos State Fire Service Operatives who responded swiftly. The fire was brought under...
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Tanker Explodes While Offloading Diesel In A Petrol Station In Anambra (Photos)
The industrial town of Anambra State, Nnewi was on Friday morning thrown into pandemonium. The town was thrown into chaos with residents running helter skelter when a truck loaded with diesel went up in flames at a filling station along Nnewi-Nnobi Road, Nnewi. The fire raged through gutters to spread to shops along the road...