An explosion obliterated a house and killed one person, injured another and forced an evacuation of an entire neighborhood. The home on Continental Court near Leonardine Avenue in the South River borough of New Jersey exploded on Thursday around 7pm,…
7 die in petrol tanker explosion on Warri-Sapele road
Seven people lost their lives when a petrol-laden tanker detached and exploded on motion on the Warri-Sapele expressway, at Ometan community, Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State. The trailer dismembered on the road after the tank body separated from the…
Mob sets fire on Abuja market over suspect’s killing
Angry youths Tuesday afternoon reportedly set parts of the popular Wuse market in the Wuse District of Abuja on fire after police allegedly shot a 17-year-old hawker dead inside the market. The office of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML)…
US airman sets himself on fire outside Israel embassy to protest ‘genocide’
An active member of the United States military has set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, according to officials, in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. The man, whose name was…
3 victims of Lagos gas explosion die in hospital
Cooking gas explosion, which occurred last week at No. 1, Odubanwo Street, off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos, has claimed the lives of three out of the five victims. The victims, who were rushed to the Lagos State…
Fire guts police divisional office in Kano
The police command in Kano State says the Divisional Police Office in Nasarawa Local Government Area has been gutted by fire. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday…
At least 13 students killed in China school fire
A fire has ripped through a dormitory in a boarding school in central China, killing 13 students, state media reported. One student was injured in the blaze at Yingcai School in Henan province’s Yanshanpu village, the Xinhua news agency reported…
Japan jet crash: Airline pilots unaware of cabin fire until crew told them
Pilots of a Japanese airliner that collided with a smaller plane at Tokyo Haneda Airport were initially unaware that their jet was on fire. It was a flight attendant who informed them of the cabin fire, a Japan Airlines spokesperson…
At least 3 killed after fire in hospital near Rome
A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility and its patients, officials said Saturday. Patients in intensive care at St. John the Evangelist hospital…
Fire guts federal secretariat
There was a fire incident at the Federal Secretariat on Saturday. The fire was said to have been caused by an explosion in the electrical utility room. While giving an account of the event, the Director of Communications, Office of…