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A residential duplex in Obiofia Nnewi Ichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra state has been razed down by fire.    The Nation reported that the fire which occurred around 7pm on Thursday, August 24, was reportedly caused by an electric spark from a power surge.   The state …

Leather products, raw materials and machines estimated at over N3 billion have been destroyed in a fire incident at Aba, Abia State.   Over 30 shops were affected in the fire incident at the Mansion Zone block of the Powerline Leather Products Industrial Cluster.   Chairman of the affected block …

A hotel located at 3-3 area of Onitsha, Anambra state, was on Monday, July 3, razed down by fire.  The cause of the fire is yet to be uncovered. The fire destroyed properties worth millions in the two-storey building, though no life was lost. Anambra Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who …

Fire has razed down the popular Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, destroying goods worth millions of Naira.    The fire outbreak began around 2pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023, with officers of the fire service deployed to the scene of the incident.   The development comes days after fire …

  A mobile phone plaza opposite Eke Awka Market in Anambra State capital, Awka, has been razed down by fire around 7.28pm on Tuesday, January 24.    The Nation reported that the fire which was caused by a power surge, destroyed mobile phones and other accessories worth millions of naira.   Eyewitnesses …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have unraveled a cluster of cannabis syndicates operating in the Opuje forests in Edo state where massive warehouses and tents storing over 317,417 kilograms (317.4 metric tons) of the psychoactive substance were destroyed and set ablaze in a two-day operation.   …

Five people from different families escaped being burnt to death when fire razed a four-room apartment at Araba street in Awka, the Anambra State capital.   The incident, which started around 2 am on Thursday, January 19, 2023, was suspected to have emanated from a spark from electrical connections in one …

Properties worth millions of Naira have been destroyed as fire gutted the Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan, Oyo State.   The fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday, January 14.   About 45 shops were affected by the fire incident at the spare parts market, which is one of the …