Abubakar Danlabo, head of the household, disclosed in tears that his wife, four males and four females died in the inferno that also consumed household property, foodstuff and livestock
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The Lagos State Fire Director, Rasak Fadipe, said the Fire Service “responded immediately to the distress call put across to our office”
Essien said: “Yes there was a minor fire outbreak in one of the female hostels in the town campus of the university, but it was brought under control by men of the State Fire Service
He said an explosion occurred at the petrol station in the city centre during heavy rains late Wednesday, and flames spread to nearby houses
Meanwhile, the State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has given assurances that the state government will partner with Offa Local Government Council in the rebuilding of the market
However, men of the Federal Fire Service quickly moved in and battled to extinguish the fire. There was no casualty
He narrated: “We were all in the market on Saturday and left for home after the day’s trading. Around 4am on Sunday, I received a phone call from a friend who live closed to the market that our market was on fire
Confirming the incident, the South-West Zonal spokeman of the National Emergency Maintenance Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said the affected buildings belonged to the Bayelsa Government
Louis Ochai, the INEC Public Relations Officer in Benue State, who confirmed the incident on Sunday in Makurdi, said the commission was yet to ascertain the cause of the incident
NAN reports that rescue operations continued as at the time of filling this report but there had not been any casualty as all the workers were evacuated immediately the alarm sounded.An early morning fire in Lagos on Wednesday gutted the Mamman Kontagora Building, which houses the Federal Mortgage Bank and other businesses
He said: “When we got to the scene, we were able to break into the apartment but unfortunately, we met the couple dead behind the door
The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said: “Preliminary investigations confirmed that Munkaila and members of his family died out of suffocation arising from a fire, suspected to have emanated from electrical fault
A correspondent of NAN, who visited the market, reports that the fire, which affected lock-up shops, was first noticed at the back of a building housing a commercial bank
A Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria fire personnel, who pleaded anonymity, told a News Agency of Nigeria correspondent that the fire started around 2pm
The fire was said to have started after the kids’ mother, who came with them to visit a family member in the compound, who had just put to bed went to the kitchen to switch on the gas cooker and it exploded
The explosion was said to have started from the kitchen direction.
A a terse statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the President of Tarayyar Masihiyawan Nijeria (Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Christians), General Ishaku Ahmed Dikko (rtd), and the Director of National Issues of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Sunny Oibe, entitled: “Presidential Elections 2015: Signs of what to expect,” called on security agencies to act fast to avoid violence in the area