Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has successfully put out the fire that gutted a building on Adeola Odeku street on Victoria Island. The Agency said it received distressed calls of fire outbreak at about 10.03am on Tuesday, and rescue…
Fire guts WAEC office in Lagos
Pandemonium broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, October 26, 2022, as fire gutted the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) building in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Vanguard newspaper reports that several people were trapped in the building…
Vietnam karaoke parlour blaze kills at least 13, dozens injured
A fire at a packed karaoke bar in southern Vietnam has killed at least 13 people and left another 40 people hospitalised, including 11 with serious injuries, local media reported. The blaze ripped through the second and third floors of…
Fire guts 3 storey building in Lagos
Tragedy struck in the Oniru, Lekki area of Lagos State as fire gutted a three-storey building. Channels Television’s correspondent, Dare Idowu, who was at the scene, observed that the incident occurred on Sunday morning. The immediate cause of the inferno…
Fire guts shopping mall in Lagos
A shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction, Victoria Island, Lagos, was gutted by fire on Wednesday. In a trending video clip on social media, firefighters are seen trying to put out the fire. The Lagos Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency,…
Thailand nightclub fire kills at least 13 and injures dozens
At least 13 people were killed and 41 others injured after a fire swept through a nightclub in Chonburi province in south-eastern Thailand. The fire broke out at 01:00 local time on Friday (18:00 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B…
Fire guts Port Harcourt mall section
There was pandemonium at the Port Harcourt Mall, the largest and most popular shopping center in the Rivers State capital, following a fire incident on Wednesday morning. It was gathered that the fire which resulted from a faulty air conditioner,…
Fire razes Accord Party Gov candidate’s residence
Fire has razed the residence of Osun governorship candidate of Accord party, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi ahead of Saturday’s poll. The fire started at the private room of Ogunbiyi at Ile-Ogbo in Ayedire Local Government area around 7:45pm on Sunday before…
Fire guts Lagos warehouse, destroys property
Fire has gutted a warehouse on Broad Street, in the CMS area of Victoria Island, Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He stated that the fire…
Tension as engine of Lagos-bound plane catches fire mid-air
A major air accident was averted when an Overland Airways aircraft made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, from Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State. The incident happened on Wednesday night when one of the engines…