JUST IN: Fire Razes RCCG School

Fire Kwara Shops

A school owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, Shalom Nursery and Primary School, has been razed down by fire. The Pastor in Charge of Yobe Province of the RCCG, Pastor David Ipinmoroti, while speaking on the inferno, said the fire incident was not ordinary. A school … Read more

Masari Sets 21-Man Committee On Katsina Inferno

What Governors Should Do To Generate Revenue In Their States – Gov. Masari

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, on Monday, inaugurated a 21-man committee to investigate the fire incident that destroyed Katsina Central Market on March 22. Masari gave the committee, headed by Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport, Alhaji Tasiu Dandagoro, with Mohammed Sani as Secretary, four weeks to submit its report. The governor mandated the committee … Read more

Fire Razes Popular Oja Oba Market In Osun State

Niger School Fire Incident Leaves 22 Children Dead

Residents of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State woke up to the news of an overnight inferno that engulfed the popular Oja Oba market in Ikirun town. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the fire started about midnight and all efforts to reach the Osun State Fire Service proved futile. All the numbers that were … Read more

4 Burnt To Death As Fire Engulfs Passenger Bus

Accident Ogun

At least four persons were burnt beyond recognition on Sunday when a 14-passenger commercial bus was engulfed by fire The solibus at Atoyo, inbound Ogbere on Ijebu Ode -Benin expressway. According to Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesman for Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), the solitary mishap occurred at at Atoyo, inbound Ogbere on Ijebu … Read more

3 Victims Of Port Harcourt Gas Plant Fire Lose Life

Fire Razes Gas Plants

Three victims of the fire Port-Harcourt fire outbreak at Adros Gas Company in Rumuodomaya, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State have been reported dead. Staff at the gas plant revealed on anonymity that the three company staff who were being treated at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) for severe burns sustained in … Read more

Fire Guts Popular Market In Lagos

Fire Market

A fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning is currently razing the Somolu Market area of Lagos State. At press time, 7 am, emergency responders were yet to arrive at the scene where property worth millions were getting burnt. Residents have scampered for safety. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained … Read more

Sokoto Market Fire: Tambuwal Promises Support For Victims

Tambuwal

Tambuwal Shows Support To Victims Of Fire Accident Governor Sets-Up Committee to take records of damaged properties Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has assured support for victims of the Sokoto Central Market, who lost goods worth millions of naira to the fire accident that razed a section of the market on Tuesday. Tambuwal announced the … Read more

Death Toll In Fuel Tanker Explosion In Abeokuta Rises To 3

Fuel Tanker, Ogun, Tanker explode, Lagos

Ekohotblog had earlier reported one death when the new break earlier The Director of Ogun State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed three persons dead in Tuesday’s tanker explosion in Abeokuta, the state capital. Death toll from the Tuesday morning fuel tanker explosion has risen to 3. Ekohotblog had earlier reported one death when the … Read more

Fire Destroys Shops In Surulere

Olatunji Isreal Eko Hot Blog No injury nor death was recorded The fire was completely extinguished around 21:03hrs An inferno resulting from a suspected power surge, destroyed 12 shops at Ijesha area of Surulere in Lagos yesterday. The Ag. Head, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, made the disclosure while responding to inquiries … Read more

UPDATE: Why Married Man Set Himself And Side Chic Ablaze In Benue State

Married Man Set Himself And Side Chic Ablaze In Benue State Ekohotblog, November 15, 2020 A 40- year-old man, Nicodemus Nomyange set himself and his girlfriend Shininenge Pam ablaze in Benue State. Recall that Nomyange and Pam died from the fire incident which occurred off Inikpi street, Makurdi in Benue on Saturday, November 14. According … Read more

Tragedy As Fire Razes Lagos Again

Traders of the plank section of the boundary market, at the Ajegunle area of Lagos are currently counting their loses as fire gutted parts of the market. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that some shops were gutted by fire late Friday night at the plank section of the market. Mr Nosa Okunbor, … Read more

Fire Guts Access Bank Branch In Lagos

Massive wildfire

Fire on Wednesday morning, August 26, gutted a branch of Access Bank Nigeria, in Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and fire fighters are doing their best to put out the inferno. There are no casualties recorded as at the time of filling this report. Read … Read more

Fire Guts Foam Market In Mushin

A foam market in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State has been gutted by fire on Saturday. The Spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed this incident said it happened around 1pm. He added that first responders including LASEMA operatives have been deployed in the scene. Read also: Edo: … Read more