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Oil rig fire causes casualties

Casualties have been reported following a fire outbreak at an oil rig operated by Consolidated Oil, an indigenous oil firm at Akassa, Brass LGA of Bayelsa state. The exact cause of the inferno is still unknown. Update: the fire has been brought under control and put out. A statement from Consolidated Oil says the cause […]
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One feared dead as fire guts duplex in Lagos

A fire incident which has tragically claimed one life, injured many others and destroyed property worth millions of naira, occurred in the early hours of Thursday in Ketu area of Lagos.   According to the Public Affairs Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Adebayo Kehinde, the unfortunate incident occurred in the early hours […]
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Yola Main Market up in flames

Fire has razed one of the biggest markets in Jimeta, Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Witnesses say “the fire started after the market closed on Tuesday night and all traders had gone home leaving only the security guards.” Officials of the state fire service were already on the site trying to put out the fire […]
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Fire completely destroys TCN’s equipment

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that fire incident at the Afam V power station. The fire its said completely destroyed TCNs protection and control equipment in its relay and control room. The incident which happened on Jan. 18, has constrained the evacuation of guaranteed 450MW generation by the station . The General […]
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Fire Guts Popular GSM Market in Maiduguri

‎Goods worth Millions of Naira have been destroyed after a midnight fire gutted part of a popular GSM market in Maiduguri, ‎According to multiple sources, the fire incident occurred on Friday night and continued to blaze till Saturday morning, burning about 14 shops and 40 adjoining stalls. Traders who had shops and stalls in the […]