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Collapse Building under construction in Onitsha: One killed
Report reaching us confirm that one person has been killed today 22/5/2019 and three trapped in a collapse building in Onitsha, located along Ezenwa Street in Onitsha, Anambra state.. .
We lost a 15-year-old boy inside well: PRO Kano fire service
Kano State Fire Service on 13/5/2019 confirmed that a 15-year-old boy died in a well in Fagge LGA of the State. Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, public relations officer of the Kano state fire service confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. He said the accident happened on Monday evening at …
Ministry of Interior recruitment exercise: FG gives Nod
If there is anything to go by, the secretary of the board of CDIFPB Mr Al-Hassan Yakmut recently disclose that the Federal Government has given approval for the continuation of recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Prisons Service and the Federal Fire Service. The recruitment into the two para-military agencies commenced mid last year but was …
Fire Rages Empty Land Of Chennai Metrowater In Koyembedu
A huge fire has been noticed in an empty land belonging to Chennai Metrowater, in Koyambedu district in Chennai mid night Monday, and More than twelve Fire Tenders are on site to douse the fire. Visuals from correspondence show huge clouds of smoke rising from behind dry grasslands. Firefighters along with additional backup of …
police confirmed two dead in Ibadan petrol tanker explosion
The police have confirmed two persons dead in a petrol tanker explosion on Thursday 18/4/2019 at Sawmill/Onipepeye area of the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The tanker fell at about 2 p.m. while trying to overtake a Nissan Micra car. “After the petrol tanker fell, some persons went there trying to scoop petrol before the …
Sam Mbakwe Airport Gutted by fire.
The popular Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the Imo State capital has been gutted by fire destroying property worth millions of naira. Fire Fighters Magazine reporter gathered. Commuters witness chaos at the busy Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo state, today 8th April 2019. The cause of the fire outbreak is …
Nigeria lost over six trillion naira to fire incidents.
The Fire Fighters Magazine bureau Chief, Engr Cyprian Effa recently in Ghana during a paper presentation, titled:’ fire prevention and safety: Redefining National Security’ revealed that N20 billion was lost to fire disasters within the period under review in some affected states of the federation in Nigeria and that efforts of the nation’s fire-fighting authorities …
ExxonMobil plant in nearby Baytown that broke out in the wee hours of Sunday has been contained.
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) gathered that Emergency crews worked tirelessly on Monday 18/3/2019 to control a fire outbreak at Houston-area petrochemicals terminal that has spread to eight storage tanks. Firefighters used foam to battle the inferno, the fire which started Sunday morning at Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) …
FOWA Empowers members with skills and capacity
The fact that Women in many developing countries face enormous challenges due to lack of economic empowerment is such that cannot be overemphasized. This has necessitated the leadership of the Fire Officers Wives Association (FOWA) under the leadership of Mrs. Juliana Anebi to organize an empowerment cum skill acquisition program aimed at increasing and enlarging …
13-year-old Ghanaian boy loses his eyes in fire accident; pleads for help for a surgery.
A 13-year-old student named Sunday Agonkurigo, who lost a good part of the skin on his face in a fire in the Upper East region, is in need of support to help him regain some dignity among his peers. Sunday’s unfortunate incident took place when he was just two weeks old. Starr.com.gh reports that the …
