Tragedy struck on Monday as an 18-year-old boy lost his life to an early morning fire outbreak at Sayi area of Alore in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. An eyewitness told LEADERSHIP that the incident occurred at about 1:30am in…
4 hotel workers burnt to death in Lagos
Four workers at a lounge and bar located along Baale Road in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos have been burnt beyond recognition after a fire razed the facility. This is just as two persons were killed in a collapsed…
Gas explosion razes Yobe varsity female hostel
A fire outbreak from a gas explosion has burnt down a female hostel block in the Yobe State University, Damaturu. Daily Trust gathered that the fire started at about 7pm of Tuesday, from a cooking gas cylinder in the building.…
Fire guts popular Soprom Hotel in Onitsha
An early morning fire has gutted the popular Soprom Hotel in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra, and property worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the…
Mexico arrests 2nd migrant in detention center fire that killed 40
Mexican authorities have arrested a second migrant for his alleged involvement in a March fire set inside a border detention center that left 40 migrants dead and dozens injured, two federal officials said Friday. One of the officials, who both…
6 dead in New Zealand hostel fire, fears toll may rise
Authorities in New Zealand had confirmed that at least six people had died in a fire in a Wellington hostel on Tuesday. There is still fear as many as 10 may have perished in the blaze. Fire crews were alerted…
Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. The blaze hit Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a border district where more than…
No casualty in Balogun Market, Lagos fire outbreak – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said on Thursday that no casualty was recorded at the Balogun Market fire on Broad Street on the Lagos Island. Its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the fire began at about…
Fire razes Kogi Assembly complex
Fire on Monday razed the Kogi State House of Assembly hallow chamber. The cause of the inferno could, however, not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. It took the intervention of the Dangote Group firefighters who…
Fire outbreak in Agboju, near Abule-Ado
There is a fire outbreak in Agboju, close to FESTAC, Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State on Sunday. This is coming on the heels of a similar outbreak around Abule Ado area of FESTAC, where 23 people lost their lives…