Fabric softener may have caused the nightgown of a 9-year-old girl in Washington State to burst into flames, leaving her near death at the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland. The nightgown ignited after Addie lit a match in the family bathroom, and the flames spread rapidly. When she heard her... Read More

Addie, Fire, Proctor & Gamble, Richard Martin

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Just In: U.S. regulators ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners over fire risk

U.S. and Japanese authorities have ordered airlines to stop flying their Boeing 787s until they can show they’ve fixed a fire risk linked to battery failures aboard the closely watched Dreamliners. The moves by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Japanese government follow an emergency landing in Japan that prompted that country’s two major... Read More

Aircraft, Boeing, Dreamliner, Fire, japan, U.S.

January 15, 2013

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Ikeja City Mall management releases press statement over fire incident

by Isi Esene With regards to the fire incident which happened at the Ikeja Shopping Mall earlier today, the management of the facility have released a press statement about the details of the incident and efforts being made to return the situation back to normalcy. It reads thus: The management of the Ikeja City Mall... Read More

Fire, ikeja city mall, management, Mr. Price

January 15, 2013

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Fire guts a section of the Ikeja Shopping Mall

by Akan Ido A section of the Ikeja City Mall reportedly caught fire earlier today. One of the stores in the mall, Mr. Price was said to have caught fire. The store is located close to Entrance 1 of the mall. Shoppers reportedly filed out of the mall as soon as news of the fire... Read More

Fire, Ikeja Shopping Mall, Mr. Price

January 9, 2013

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Fire guts Alaafin of Oyo’s palace, burns cash, raze 21 rooms

The palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has been gutted by fire. The inferno razed down about 21 rooms of the ancient palace. According to the Media Assistant of the monarch, Alhaji Azeez Fehintola, the fire started around 6am Wednesday and razed uncontrollably before the arrival of fire fighters one hour later.... Read More

Alaafin of Oyo, Alhaji Azeez Fehintola, Fire, Ile Ifa, Ile Ori, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, PHCN

January 2, 2013

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New Year Inferno: Fire razes 5 houses in Ikoku market in Port Harcourt

by Tari Tamuno A fire on New Year’s day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt. According to an eye witness, the fire started about 10 in the morning yesterday at the dump site of the market in Gambia Street, Port Harcourt. The cause of fire is still unknown, but... Read More

Agip Oil, Ben Ugwuegbulam, Fire, Ikoku, Port Harcourt

December 31, 2012

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Lagos deputy governor’s residence catches fire, electrical fault blamed

by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday as news spread that the official residence of the deputy governor of Lagos, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire was on fire. Reports, however, have it that the incident, which happened at her Osborne residence, was a minor one which was quickly put under control. The fire which, according to sources, started... Read More

Adejoke Orelope Adefulire, Deputy Governor, Fadipe Idowu, Fire, fire service, Lateef Ibirogba, Tunde Abatan

December 28, 2012

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Obasanjo assesses fire damage, bursts into victory song [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene The Hilltop mansion belonging to the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo which reportedly started around 4:30pm on Thursday was caused by an electric surge. The fire damaged a section of the building which is said to be the office of Obasanjo’s secretary. The inferno was quickly put under control by men... Read More

Abeokuta, Fire, Ita Eko, olusegun obasanjo

December 21, 2012

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Panic as fire guts Lagos International airport

by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, when fire gutted a section of the 33-year-old aviation facility. Property worth millions of naira was reportedly lost in the inferno which was attributed to an electric equipment in a section of the airport which is under construction. The fire caused a... Read More

FAAN, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Fire, fire service, MMIA, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, welding, Yakubu Dati

November 22, 2012

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Sad Wednesday: Fire guts TheNews office, UNILAG medical hostel

by Isi Esene The headquarters of the weekly magazine, TheNews, located at Acme Road, Lagos, was yesterday evening gutted by fire. The fire reportedly affected the last floor of the two-storey building. Sources say the fire, which started around 6:30pm, was caused by a power surge. No one was injured in the fire but valuable... Read More

Acme road, College of Medicine, Fire, Sunday Odejimi, TheNews, UNILAG

October 27, 2012

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Fire guts Balogun Market in Lagos Island (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Fire has gutted the multi-storey Euro-Asia Plaza in the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island. The cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained but huge smoke was seen billowing from the building located on Breadfruit street. Traders were also seen hurling their goods from adjoining buildings to prevent them from... Read More

balogun market, Fire

October 24, 2012

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TICKER: Hero Alert: Meet the 12-year-old boy who risked his life to save his grandmother from raging fire

A 12-year-old boy carried his grandmother to safety after a propane heater exploded in their home and started a fire on Friday. Seth Cutright said he smelled the leaking gas just before his grandmother, Rose Cutright, lit a cigarette and their home exploded in flames. “It was like ‘boom.’ A flash before your eyes,” said... Read More

Fire, grandmother, Roger Cutright, Seth Cutright

October 18, 2012

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TICKER: “I was dreaming of barbeque” – Woman who set house of fire while “sleep-walking”

A Kentucky woman claimed to be sleepwalking when she set fire to her apartment, as her heavily-medicated son slept inside. Lamonica Anganette Hill, 41, told firefighters that she dreamed about grilling when she ignited the flames in Lexington, Ky., around 1 a.m. on Sept. 13. But authorities do not believe her explanation. “I can’t speculate... Read More

Fire, Lamonica Anganette Hill, Lexington, sleepwalking

September 26, 2012

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Man sets wife on fire for accepting wine from friend at party (GRAPHIC)

by Akan Ido Janeth Odehgbe, a 35-year-old food seller was recently set on fire by her husband for receiving wine from a man at a party they both attended. According to the woman, her husband, Kehinde Adesanmoye, approached her as she was preparing Indomie to sell to her customers and poured petrol on her body which... Read More

ceremony, Fire, Indomie, infidelity, Janeth Odehgbe, Kehinde Adfesanmoye, petrol, wine

September 9, 2012

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Hello NITEL? Telecoms operators threaten to leave North

by Stanley Azuakola There are fears that the telecommunications sector in Nigeria, especially in Northern Nigeria will be set back a notch if the recent threat of telecoms operators is followed through. The operators whose facilities were recently attacked by terrorist group, Boko Haram, have warned that they would cut off services in the crises-prone... Read More

Fire, Gbenga Adebayo, NITEL, north, operators, telecommunications, threaten

July 26, 2012

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Mystery fire kills woman in Festac Town

by Isi Esene The commander, Festac Fire Station, Mr. Chinyere Azubuike, has confirmed the death of a 67-year-old woman on 511 Road, Festac Town, Lagos. The fire which started in the early hours of today burnt a wing of the twin-duplex where she resides with her husband and son. CSP Muhammed Muazu, the Divisional Police... Read More

Chinyere Azubuike, Duplex, Festac, Fire, Muhammed Muazu

July 21, 2012

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Oil vessel burst into flames at Abuloma waterfront

by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Rivers State Sector Commander, Dr. Kayode Olagunju confirmed to newsmen that an oil vessel yesterday exploded at Abuloma waterfront in Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt. He could not however confirm the number of casualties involved in the explosion. An emergency services officer told reporters that they were... Read More

emergency, Fire, frsc, NEMA, Petroleum, Rivers

June 26, 2012

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Mainstreet bank dismisses 800 workers

by Tolu Orekoya 800 workers from the former Afribank Plc (now Mainstreet Bank) got their pink slips on Friday last week. The firing came despite being told by the federal government and organised labour to keep staff on the payroll until disputes between management and staff were resolved. A few days earlier, discussions between the Ministry of... Read More

banks, Federal Government, Fire, mainstreet bank, nigeria, organised labour, union

May 18, 2012

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PHOTO: Tanker explodes in Lekki this morning, traffic at standstill

by Hauwa Gambo Sad news coming from the Sangotedo area of the Lekki-Epe Expressway Lagos this morning. A tanker has exploded burning cars and people – it was reportedly conveying cylinders with chemicals. The fire service appears to have been prompt on the scene but there is no confirmation on casualties even though eye-witnesses confirm... Read More

Fire, lekki

February 24, 2012

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And the attacks continue; another primary school set ablaze in Maiduguri

A primary school in Maiduguri was yesterday set on fire. This comes in the same week in which another non-denominational school was attacked in the Kolumgna suburb of the north-eastern state of Nigeria. Reporters say it bears the hallmarks of an attack by the Islamist Boko Haram group, which has recently threatened to attack non-Islamic schools. The education officer... Read More

Fire, maiduguri, School

February 22, 2012

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“Worst in recent years”– Friends of the Earth on Chevron Oil Rig Fire in Nigeria

According to the BBC, a Chevron representative, Lloyd Avram has stated that a gas-fuelled fire burning in waters off the Niger Delta may last for “conceivably months”. The fire which started in January due to an explosion at the KS Endeavour exploration rig owned by the company, and in which two workers died, has been... Read More

Chevron, Fire, Niger Delta, Oil rig

January 17, 2012

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Chevron: Rig catches fire off Nigeria’s delta

(AP) LAGOS, Nigeria — An offshore rig exploring possible oil and gas fields off Nigeria’s coast for Chevron Corp. caught fire Monday, and the oil company said officials were still trying to account for all those working there. Chevron said two workers were missing and 152 others found, but gave no further detail on the... Read More

Chevron, Fire, Niger Delta, nigeria, Oil rig, Petroleum

Nightmare: 9-year-old nearly burns to death after her night gown suddenly goes up in flames

Just In: U.S. regulators ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners over fire risk

Ikeja City Mall management releases press statement over fire incident

Fire guts a section of the Ikeja Shopping Mall

Fire guts Alaafin of Oyo’s palace, burns cash, raze 21 rooms

New Year Inferno: Fire razes 5 houses in Ikoku market in Port Harcourt

Lagos deputy governor’s residence catches fire, electrical fault blamed

Obasanjo assesses fire damage, bursts into victory song [DETAILS]

Panic as fire guts Lagos International airport

Sad Wednesday: Fire guts TheNews office, UNILAG medical hostel

Fire guts Balogun Market in Lagos Island (PHOTOS)

TICKER: Hero Alert: Meet the 12-year-old boy who risked his life to save his grandmother from raging fire

TICKER: “I was dreaming of barbeque” – Woman who set house of fire while “sleep-walking”

Man sets wife on fire for accepting wine from friend at party (GRAPHIC)

Hello NITEL? Telecoms operators threaten to leave North

Mystery fire kills woman in Festac Town

Oil vessel burst into flames at Abuloma waterfront

Mainstreet bank dismisses 800 workers

PHOTO: Tanker explodes in Lekki this morning, traffic at standstill

And the attacks continue; another primary school set ablaze in Maiduguri

“Worst in recent years”– Friends of the Earth on Chevron Oil Rig Fire in Nigeria

Chevron: Rig catches fire off Nigeria’s delta

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