Fire has destroyed some shops at the Habibatu Mogaji Market at the Festac Town Second Gate, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Lasgidi FM News Desk gathered the fire, which happened in the early hours of today, started from electrical sparks in a section of the market. The manager of the market, who is…
A fire disaster has destroyed several shops at the main market in Potiskum, Yobe State. Governor MAI MALA-BUNI has sympathized with victims of the fire outbreak, which happened earlier today. Governor MALA-BUNI said he received the news of the incident with sadness, and he directed the State Emergency Management Agency to provide support for the victims. He…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has advised residents of the state to observe safety standards during the festive season. LASEMA’s General Manager, FEMI OKE-OSAYINTOLU, particularly said people should be careful when handling electrical appliances, petroleum products, and cooking gas. The LASEMA General Manager said the advice becomes necessary because wrong handling of such items can cause…
A fire has razed a residential building on Oladunni Street within Glory Estate, around the Gbagada area of Lagos State. Lasgidi FM’s NAJITE ATIRENE reports that the fire started at about past 3 o’clock in the afternoon, Tuesday, October 6, 2010. Eyewitnesses said it took over one hour for firefighters to arrive at the scene, while some…
• President Buhari demands Enforcement Agencies to sit up Kogi State has been thrown into mourning following the death of at least twenty-three persons in a petrol tanker explosion. The accident happened yesterday on the Lokoja-Abuja Highway, around Felele area of the state capital, and those who were burnt to death include five students of the Kogi…
There has been a fire outbreak on a four-storey building housing a commercial bank on Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island in Lagos. Our correspondent CHUKWUEMEKA OBIOMA was at the scene of the incident in the morning hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2020, and reports that occupants of the building were immediately evacuated. Firefighters were called in and…