Massive Fire In Bangladesh Capital Claims At Least 70 Lives
A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old shopping district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 70 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday. The fire in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area was mostly under control after more than 10 hours of frantic firefighting efforts. Some of the about 50 people injured were critically burned. […]
Over 4,000 Card Readers Destroyed By Fire In Anambra – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 4,695 smart card readers were destroyed by fire that razed its facility in Anambra State on Tuesday. The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement. “Initial assessment, however, confirms that a total of 4695 of the Smart Card […]
11 Burnt In Abuja Restaurant Gas Explosion
Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant Area 11. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims who were immediately taken to Asokoro General Hospital suffered some 40 to 50 degree of burns. A pregnant woman, who simply identified herself […]
Five Injured As Edo Market Goes Up In Flames
A trader, identified simply as Mama Chichi, yesterday died when explosion rocked Evbuotubu Market in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Five others were injured in the fire which accompanied the explosion which reportedly came from adulterated kerosene. Several traders bemoaned their losses in the fire outbreak. The woman, who died, was said to […]
Petrol Station Fire Kills 2, Injures 7 In Ogun
There was pandemonium in Adigbe area, Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday morning, as a filing station, belonging to Rabeng Petroleum, went up in flames, killing two persons while seven others, including a seven-year-old boy, were critically injured. An eyewitness told Vanguard that the fire resulted from gas explosion that occurred while a local welder was carrying […]
Uganda: Millions Lost As Fire Razes Elegu Market
Traders at Elegu Trading Centre in Amuru District near the Uganda-South Sudan border are in tears after a devastating fire razed down their business premises, burning properties worth millions of shillings. According to eye witnesses, the fire began at about 3.40am on Tuesday morning from a restaurant before spreading to more than 40 shops, restaurants […]
Forty Feared Dead At California Party
Up to 40 people were feared dead in a huge fire that tore through a rave party in a warehouse near San Francisco, as the authorities warned of a prolonged search and recovery effort. The building lacked permits for people to live and work as a group of artists did, and for the party to […]
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