Tragic news: How 9-month-old baby was burnt to death in Delta

by Akan Ido Tragedy struck in Sapele, Delta state on Wednesday night as a 9-month-old baby who was reported to have been locked in the house by her parents was burnt to death. The little girl’s mother was said to have gone to the market to conduct her business of plaiting people’s hairs at the... Read More

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August 28, 2013

Tragic news: Mystery fire kills 3 members of a family in Makurdi

by ‘Jola Sotubo Three members of the same family have been lost to an inferno in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. The fire which started mysteriously in the early hours of the morning claimed the lives of a man, his wife and four-year-old daughter along Katsina-Ala Street in Makurdi. An eyewitness reportedly stated that the... Read More

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August 27, 2013

Tragic: Fuel tanker fire in Oyo kills 3 people, injures others

At least three persons are feared dead after a tanker burst into flames in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) tanker was trying to offload fuel around the Iwo road environs of the state capital when it caught fire. Three persons have been reported dead while five others sustained serious burns. Property... Read More

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August 26, 2013

HORROR: Man, 29, murders his mother, sets her house on fire before he is gunned down by police (PICTURED)

History of mental illness: Ryan Carnan rode a tractor through normally serene Simi Valley, California streets firing a gun after killing his mother and torching her home On a the normally quiet California street called Mellow Lane, the peace was shattered Saturday when a 29-year-old man gunned down his mother, set her house ablaze, and... Read More

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August 25, 2013

How 27-year-old man saved baby from blazing fire in Benue

by ‘Jola Sotubo In true hero fashion, a young man thought nothing of his own safety as he delved into a fire to save a 16 month old baby in Makurdi. However, he is now suffering serious consequences as a result of that heroic act. Michael Anthony, 27, is now battling for his life at... Read More

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August 23, 2013

Church member sets self on fire, injures others

A follower of the Unification Church set fire to herself and two others in South Korea Thursday, the local fire service said. Spokesman Song Sam-soo says the Japanese woman poured paint thinner on herself and a man, and another woman standing nearby was also injured. The man and woman suffered third-degree burns, while the bystander... Read More

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August 22, 2013

Terrible: How fire incident at Protea Hotel consumed property worth millions of naira

by ‘Jola Sotubo The management of Protea Hotel Ikeja is counting its losses in the millions of Naira. The luxury hotel was gutted by fire yesterday evening after the generator supplying power to the facility exploded. Witnesses said the fire started at about 5:00 pm from the back of the hotel where the generator was... Read More

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August 15, 2013

How family of 4, neighbour were burnt in early morning fire in Lagos

A woman, her three children and a neighbor were at the early hours of Wednesday, burnt to death at Shagari Estate, Musan, in Musan-Okunola Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State. The fire, as gathered, started at about 1.15 am in a three-bedroom flat located on 9, CH street. Eye witnesses said one of... Read More

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August 13, 2013

Terrible: Fire razes 3 houses in Lagos

by Oge Okonkwo Three buildings were burnt to the ground by fire at Oworonsoki area of Lagos, destroying valuables worth millions of naira as the occupants were unable to salvage any of their belongings. One of the affected buildings, located at Babasola Anwoju Street, Oworonsoki belonged to one Kolawole Orofin. According to a witness who identified himself as Kabiawu... Read More

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August 7, 2013

Just In: Major fire shuts down Nairobi airport (PHOTOS)

A huge fire has broken out at the main international airport in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) had been closed and passengers evacuated. Cabinet secretary for transport Michael Kamau said the fire was “very severe” and urged people to stay away from the airport. Images... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Just In: Fire incident reported at Alausa, Lagos

by Isi Esene There are reports of a fire incident near the Central Mosque at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos. Sources say men of the fire services are already at the location battling to put it out but the intensity is overwhelming. Ibrahim Farinloye of the Nigerian Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) says the fire is intense... Read More

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July 25, 2013

Sad news: Midnight fire wipes out family including a 2-month old baby in Osun

by Rachel Ogbu A terrible fire has claimed the life of a two-month old baby and her parents on Wednesday night when their residence in Kajola community, Osun State, was burnt down in what is believed to be an accident. The fire was said to have occurred at about midnight and everything both life and property were... Read More

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July 20, 2013

N5 billion lost every year to fire disasters in Nigeria – Official

by Rachel Ogbu In the past few months, fire disasters have been recorded across Lagos and around the country. Just on Thursday, July 18, goods probably worth billions of naira were destroyed by fire at the warehouse of Coscharis Nigeria Limited in Lagos now the Comptroller General, Federal Fire Service (FFS), Olusegun Okebiorun, has revealed... Read More

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July 19, 2013

How goods worth billions of naira were lost in Coscharis warehouse fire [DETAILS]

by Rachel Ogbu Goods probably worth billions of naira were destroyed by the fire that reportedly engulfed the warehouse of Coscharis Nigeria Limited in Lagos yesterday. YNaija reported that the started at about 4.00 am at warehouse located at the Kirikiri and had spread by the time firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service and the... Read More

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July 18, 2013

Fire guts Coscharis warehouse in Lagos

by Oge Okonkwo According to eye witnesses, the fire started at about 4.00 am. The warehouse located at the Kirikiri area of Lagos state is currently on fire as the source of the outbreak is not yet known. According to a staff, the ware house is worth billions of Naira and stocked with house goods... Read More

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July 12, 2013

Wickedness: Father and son douse boy in gas, light him on fire, then videotape it (PICTURED)

A man from Pennsylvania has been arrested for pouring a flammable liquid on his then-girlfriend’s seven-year-old son and setting him alight. Police say the man, from Saxonburg, brought his own 15-year-old son along for the attack and proceeded to set the younger boy’s shirt on fire. Edward B. Myers, 35, allegedly used his cell phone... Read More

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July 8, 2013

Mom from hell: Woman locks her family indoors and sets the house ablaze in Abuja

by Chisom Ukaegbu What will push an elderly woman to lock her husband and five children in the house and douse it ablaze with petrol? This incident reportedly occurred in Dutse Baupma, Abuja on Friday July 5 around 3 am when her family were asleep. Eyewitnesses at the scene of the incident managed to break... Read More

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July 3, 2013

How fire gut Visafone office in Lagos

by Lucas Togan The national sales office of Visafone Communications Limited on Saka Tinubu, Victoria Island was gutted with fire on Tuesday. The incident claimed no lives but equipment and property worth millions of naira were lost to the fire which lasted several hours. Firefighters told reporters that the fire began on the ground floor in... Read More

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June 14, 2013

Tragic: Another fire destroys 150 shops in Anambra

by Rachel Ogbu Nothing less than 150 shops was destroyed by the fire at the Ekwulobia Main Market in Anambra State. On Thursday, the fire which was said to have started at about 12 noon affected most parts of the electronics market, but the cause is still unknown. People claim the fire fighter arrived late... Read More

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June 11, 2013

“I lost about N7.5 million worth of goods” – Victims of Apapa fire cry for help

by Rachel Ogbu Tales of woe and desperation were captured yesterday following the fire at the Speedwell Plaza, otherwise known as Trinity Spare Parts Market, in Olodi Apapa, Lagos. The fire which was believed to have destroyed up to 150 shops left many traders in total despair. The traders called on the and Lagos State Government... Read More

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June 10, 2013

Disaster: Fire razes 150 spare parts shops in Apapa

by Rachel Ogbu At least 150 shops, including properties has been burnt to the ground following a tragic fire Sunday at the Trinity Spare Parts Market in the Olodi Apapa area of Ajegunle, Lagos, on Sunday, June 9. Unconfirmed reports claim an electrical power surge in one of the shops at a section of the plaza... Read More

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June 6, 2013

Tragic: Police stop father from saving his 8-month-old baby from a burning building

The father of an eight-month-old baby who died tragically in a house fire was Tased by police after he tried to run into the burning building several times to save his son. The fire broke out around 2.30am on Sunday at a house in San Antonio, Texas. Investigators said the parents of the eight-month-old boy... Read More

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May 19, 2013

Rumour mongers will destroy themselves – Polytechnic rector threatens students over, well, everything

by Hauwa Gambo During the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Owerri’s latest Quarterly General Assembly (wait… what?!), its rector, Dr. Celestina Njoku gave the students a piece of her mind – and much more than they bargained for. She warned them against ‘sorting’ (paying lecturers to pass exams), then against “mutilation of results”, then against sexual... Read More

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April 27, 2013

How sad: 21-year-old mother charged in fire deaths of her 4 children

(Photo: Gavin Jackson, AP) A 21-year-old mother of four whose children died in a mobile home fire was charged Friday in connection with their deaths. Darlington County sheriff’s deputies arrested Hope Hawkins of Hartsville, S.C., on Thursday, a day after her children ages 10 months to 4 years old were found dead from smoke inhalation in a... Read More

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April 1, 2013

So, so sad: 5 children aged between 2 and 10 die in house fire in France (PHOTO)

Five children have died in a devastating fire that tore through a house in northern France. The children, who were siblings, were aged between two and ten, according to local officials in the town of Saint-Quentin. And in a second blaze in a northern suburb of Paris, three were killed and 13 were hurt after... Read More

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March 28, 2013

Poverty protests: 6 people have set themselves on fire in less than a month in Bulgaria

Six people have set themselves on fire in Bulgaria in less than a month. Three have died. The death by self-immolation of Plamen Goranov, a 36-year-old amateur photographer and rock climber, especially shocked the public. Mr Goranov has become Bulgaria’s Jan Palach (the student who set himself on fire in 1969 to protest against the... Read More

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March 14, 2013

Fire guts Gov. Amosun’s house in Ogun

by Akan Ido There home of the governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun located at the Housing Estate, Ibara, Abeokuta was yesterday gutted by fire. The exact cause of the fire is unknown but sources say the fire started when the air conditioning system in one of the rooms sparked an caught fire. The inferno... Read More

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March 7, 2013

Chinonso Writes! Even the theft couldn’t quench his fire – What about you?

by Chinonso Ogbogu You see, we all came into this world with a gift. And while we’re still here, there’s a strong demand placed on us to serve this gift to the world in making it a better place. Just recently, I was in Lagos State for strategic meetings. My stay was a very short... Read More

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March 2, 2013

PHOTOS: The Tinsel Studio after today’s fire

by Isi Esene The Phillips Warehouse Building at Ojota, Lagos which was razed by fire on Saturday is a shadow of its former self. The building which housed the SuperSports studios as well as MNET’s Tinsel series studio was burnt down with only the metal structures of the building left in the ashes. This is... Read More

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