Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed as a result of fire incident that ravaged some parts of Aleshinloye market in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the fire incident occurred at midnight. General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident. Akinyemi, in a short statement issued…
A fire outbreak has claimed the lives of a woman and her two children on Rainbow Street, around the Onipakala axis in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The tragic fire incident occurred on Sunday midnight when residents were asleep, leaving the neighbours in shock and grief. Daily Trust gathered on Monday that…
A five-year-old boy on Monday reportedly set a duplex building on fire while playing with match sticks in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident happened at Abiodun Adebiyi close, off Yidi Road, Irewole area Ilorin in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. One of the rooms in the duplex was completely burnt…
A diesel tanker explosion on New Year’s Eve wreaked havoc at Okokomaiko, Lagos State, destroying part of the Okokomaiko Police Station, three residential buildings, and several shops. The incident occurred while the tanker, laden with 10,000 litres of diesel, was offloading fuel to a network mast. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State…
Fire is widely acknowledged for its benefits to humanity, but it becomes a threat when its presence is uninvited. On a daily basis, fire incidents are reported across states in Nigeria, with numerous tragic stories of fires ravaging homes and property. The Environmental Health and Safety Department at the University of Washington, United States, defines…
A raging fire has engulfed the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) office in Oshodi, Lagos, near Cappa Bus Stop. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in collaboration with the Lagos State. Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), are currently battling to contain the blaze. The fire reportedly broke out around midnight on Christmas…
A fire outbreak at a storey building in Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan, has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife, and their grandson. The fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. Yemi Akinyinka, general manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, made this known in a statement on Friday in…
Several property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Saturday, in a fire that gutted a two-storey building at number 21, Oduntan Street, Mushin area of Lagos State. The affected building comprises of two units of 3-bedroom flats. The second floor of tte building was gutted by fire that reportedly started from the front flat…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the former JFM building near Edewor Shopping Plaza in Delta State has been gutted by fire. Residents of the area said a mysterious fire started in the building located in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the residents, many were in fear the fire could get to…
A nine-year-old child reportedly set a three-bedroom bungalow on fire in one of the state government housing estates in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Thursday. The fire erupted at the bungalow located at No 52, Mandate 2 Housing Estate in the Ilorin West, Local Government Area of the state, was reported to have been caused…