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August 30, 2013

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

File photo: Fire incident 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…

August 28, 2013

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

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo: House fire Three members of the same family have been lost to an inferno in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. The fire which started mysteriously…

August 27, 2013

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

File photo 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…

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…

August 25, 2013

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

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo 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…

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…

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…

August 15, 2013

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

House on fire 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…

August 13, 2013

Terrible: Fire razes 3 houses in Lagos

File photo: House on fire 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…

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…

August 1, 2013

Just In: Fire incident reported at Alausa, Lagos

File photo: Fire incident 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…

July 25, 2013

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

by Rachel Ogbu The house (Photo: Punch) 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…

July 20, 2013

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

by Rachel Ogbu (Photo: Punch) 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

June 14, 2013

Tragic: Another fire destroys 150 shops in Anambra

by Rachel Ogbu (Photo: Punch) 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…

June 11, 2013

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

by Rachel Ogbu Spare parts market, Trinity, Apapa(Photo: Punch) Tales of woe and desperation were captured yesterday following the fire at the Speedwell Plaza, otherwise known as Trinity Spare Parts Market,…

June 10, 2013

Disaster: Fire razes 150 spare parts shops in Apapa

by Rachel Ogbu Spare parts market, Trinity, Apapa(Photo: Punch) At least 150 shops, including properties has been burnt to the ground following a tragic fire Sunday at the Trinity Spare Parts…

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…

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 -…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

March 2, 2013

PHOTOS: The Tinsel Studio after today’s fire

Firemen inspecting the razed building 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…