A seven-storey commercial building in the Iddo area of Lagos Island was gutted by fire on Thursday. PUNCH Online learnt from a statement by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, that the fire started at about 10 am. Adeseye noted that the fire originated in the archival room of the building, which houses commercial …

A fire outbreak has occurred on a small section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite the NEPA Station, near the Eko Bridge, in the Apogbon area of Lagos State. According to a post by Gboyega Akosile, the spokesman for the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his X.com handle @gboyegakosile, the incident occurred at 4:12 …

Fire has gutted a section of the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of Sunday. It was learnt that the fire broke out in one of the hospital’s offices on the third floor of South West 3 ward. However, men of the Oyo State Fire Service arrived at the hospital to put out the fire, …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said a two-storey building was gutted by fire in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at No. 14 Okobaba Street, off Ibadan Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. He said the …

A fire outbreak has been reported at Gidan Rumfa, the palace being occupied by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. A report by Daily Trust said the suspicious fire occurred on Friday at about 11pm and was noticed by occupants of the palace. According to information available to The Eagle Online, the throne of Emir Sanusi and other valuables …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA), on Friday, said a twin duplex was engulfed by fire at Magodo Phase 11, a Lagos suburb. This is contained in a statement by LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, to the Newsmen in Lagos. Osanyintolu said the incident occurred at No. 16, Alhaji Jubril Str. Magodo Phase II. He added that the …

A fire incident occurred in a private radio station, Kpakpando FM, Mbaukwu in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident, which occurred at approximately 9.30pm on Thursday, destroyed the office building, leaving its studio equipment partly burnt. The State Fire Chief, Engr Martin Agbili, who confirmed the incident, said no life was lost and some equipment were …

The main building of the Kwara State high court complex was razed by fire on Tuesday. The fire incident affected 40 offices, three open courts, registry department and litigation office. Spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, disclosed in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday that the agency received a distress call on the incident at about 07.33hours and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, confirmed the incident in a short statement made available to Newsmen on Friday, where he noted that the outbreak occurred at around 10:30 am. While disclosing …

Properties estimated to be worth N150 million, on Tuesday, were destroyed by fire at the GSM market, popularly called “Kasuwar Jagwal,” in Damaturu, Yobe. Confirming the incident to journalists in Damaturu, the Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Fire Service, said that no fewer than 30 shops were destroyed by the fire. “At about 5:50 a.m. this morning, we …