The Adamawa State Police Command has stated that no life was lost in a fire incident that occurred at the MRS filling station at Batchure junction, along Numan road, on Tuesday. According to a statement via the command’s X handle, an investigation has been launched to ascertain the level of damage and circumstances behind the incident. It added that the …

Several shops were gutted by fire at the Ihiokwu main market in Obarike-Ito, Obi Local Government Area of Benue State. The fire was contained by sympathisers and shop owners as there is no fire station in the area. An eyewitness who does not want to be named, explained that he noticed the fire in the early hours of Sunday and …

Two young siblings, Jelad Oluwaranakinse, aged five, and his brother, Jenson, aged three, were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed their apartment in the Oluwatuyi area of Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, the children were allegedly locked inside their home by their mother, Mrs Deborah Oluwaranakinse, who had stepped out to buy food. Tragically, the …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has condemned the reported cases of looting by some unscrupulous elements during the fire outbreak in Igede-Ekiti community that engulfed property worth millions of Naira. Oyebanji said this on Tuesday during his visit to the spot of the inferno that engulfed two buildings, which included six shops and other residential apartments in Igede-Ekiti community. …

About seven shops worth millions of naira have reportedly been razed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Alaro community in Sango, in Ibadan, on Saturday. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that the cause of the incident has not been ascertained. When contacted, the General Manager of the State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, …

Many students of Comprehensive Senior Secondary school in Ndiwo Itumbauzo, Bende LGA of Abia State, have been stranded following a fire outbreak which gutted the school building on Sunday. A PTA staff, Mr. Christopher Sunday, who witnessed the fire said it took place at about 10:00 am when residents of the community had gone to church, explaining that the classrooms …

An evening fire has burnt some parts of the building of Practicing Primary School, located inside St. Stephen Anglican Church, Umubelu, Awka, Anambra State. Although there was no casualty recorded, it was gathered that the fire was caused as a result of bush burning, which occurred late on Saturday and affected some parts of the roofing materials of the school’s …

Goods estimated at several millions of Naira were on Friday night destroyed in a fire outbreak which occurred at Olusola Saraki Market, Ita-Amo area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to the Kwara State Fire Service, items destroyed in the fire incident included clothing materials, provisions, soft drinks and meat. The Fire Service in a statement …

Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed as a result of a fire incident that ravaged some shops in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred at the Tollgate area along the Lagos/ Ibadan expressway. The incident according to sources occurred in the early hours of Friday. It was learnt that no fewer than …

Fire has razed a section of Queen Elizabeth Hall, one of the students’ hostels at the University of Ibadan. The hostel is occupied by only female undergraduates in the institution. It was  reportsy that Queen Elizabeth Hall is the first female hall of residence in the institution. Our correspondent learnt that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of …