A fire incident has been reported on Akaso 4 Wellhead operated by NNPC 18 Operating Limited. The incident which has extended along the adjacent riverbank is reported to have occurred on Friday at about 11:12 pm. NNPC 18 Operating Limited has confirmed that a rapid response emergency team has been deployed to secure the well, address the incident and isolate …

The Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Kofar-Mata, on Wednesday, lost three of his family members to an early morning fire outbreak that gutted his residence at Kofar-Mata quarters in Kano metropolis. The incident occurred early Wednesday while members of the family were said to be asleep. However, the commissioner was said to have narrowly escaped the disaster …

The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has reacted to the fire incident that razed one of the institution’s buildings on Thursday night. The incident, which occurred around 8:45 pm, burnt down the storehouse of the Students’ Affairs Division, destroying office equipment, including ACs, computers, and students’ files. Speaking during a visit to the fire scene, the university’s Vice …

A wedding celebration has been ruined by a fire outbreak, killing over a hundred participants and leaving another 150 injured. This sombre incident unfolded in the largest Christian town in Iraq, Nineveh province, during what should have been a joyous occasion. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown, although there are reports suggesting fireworks might have ignited the inferno. …

A fire outbreak on Saturday morning at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State affected the Intensive Care Unit and a Theatre. Men of the fire services swiftly swung into action after being called upon by the institution’s authorities. Chief Medical Director, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo said that patients, who were on admission at the affected parts of the incident, …

There was panic on Wednesday on the campus of the Bayelsa State Medical University (BMU), along Mgbi Road in Yenagoa, the state capital, following an early morning fire outbreak in a hostel. According to sources, the fire, which started at about 6:40 am at the female hostel of the university, is said to have been caused by an electric spark …