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Fire erupts after explosion at Iranian petrochemicals plant
Report reaching us confirmed that an explosion caused a blaze at a petrochemicals plant in southwestern Iran this Friday (23/10/2020), according to state media. The country has been plagued by accidents at industrial facilities in recent months. The fire broke out at the aromatics unit of a petrochemical plant in the port city of …
Explosion and fire at munitions depot sends 2,000 fleeing in Russia
Villages in Ryazan region south-east of Moscow cleared after grass fire reaches military facility Russia has evacuated more than 2,000 people from nearby villages after a wildfire set off explosions at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region south-east of Moscow, officials said. More than 400 firefighters were battling into the evening on Wednesday 7th …
Another Gas tanker explodes in Lagos
Another gas tanker explosion has occurred again recalling the gas tanker that crash along Abuja/Lokoja on the 23rd September 2020 road killing about 23 persons. A similar incident has also occurred at the Ifako-Ijaye area of Lagos on Thursday, September 24, 2020, with at least 48 people sustaining burn injuries. Fire Fighters Magazine confirm that, …
Landlord sets tenant ablaze over non-payment of rent in Calabar
A landlord on Wednesday 16th September 2020 doused the room of one of his tenants with petrol and set it on fire, burning her to death over non-payment of eleven thousand naira rent. The incident took place at No 9, Ansa Ewa Street, Cobham Town in the Bayside area of the city when the landlord …
Firefighter Loses Entire Family and New Trailer House to Fire While He Was Tackling Wildfires
A fire-fighter tragically lost his entire family in a house fire while he was out tackling wildfires near the US-Canada border. Raul Garcia-Santos of Benton City, Washington, was tackling the wildfires close to the Canadian border when his own house eventually gut by fire and witness a massive destruction. The fire took the lives of …
Tanker explosion, Over 50 Shops gutted by Fire in Niger
Report reaching us confirmed that five houses and over fifty (50) shops were gutted by fire in an explosion that rock Lambata town in Gawu Babangida Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday night 6th September 2020 when a tanker loaded with 36,000 litres of PMS collided with a trailer. As at the time …
FCT Fire Service saves 19 lives, property worth N.82b in six months.
The Federal Capital Territory Fire Service says between January and June 2020, it has responded and attended to 303 fire calls, out of which eight (8) were rescue calls. During the period, the service was able to save 19 lives as well as property worth 1.82 billion naira. The public relations officer of the service …
Fire claims 74 lives in Kano within six months
About 74 persons have died in fire incidences in Kano State within a period of six months (January to June 2020). The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Muhammed disclosed this in a statement containing the mid-year fire and rescue operation statistics of the state made available to newsmen. Muhammed said a total …
Smoke Detector market Global Trends, Segmentation and Opportunities Forecast To 2026 | Business Insights
Fire Fighters Press Release. The global smoke detector market size is projected to reach USD 3,380.8 million by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.5% during the forecast period. Rising number of fire accident cases across the globe will be a major growth-driving factor for this market, observes Fortune Business Insights™ in its recent report, titled …
Cocoa cola truck crashed into college of Health, Zuba, Niger state.
Report has confirmed that, at the wee hours of Saturday 29th August 2020, a coca-cola truck with reg: no: KUJ -90 XU carrying empty crate of bottles tried to manouver an oncoming vehicle along the kaduna/Zuba express way thereby losing control and ramped into a 2 storey building of ASSI COLLEGE OF HEALTH, Zuba, leaving …
