Fire outbreak
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The Senate on Thursday directed an urgent investigation into the cause of a recent fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ Bug 008 in OML 18, Buguma area of Rivers State. This followed a motion raised by Senator Harry Banigo representing Rivers West in the National Assembly. In a resolution passed during plenary,…
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At least 23 people were injured after a fire broke out at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig on Saturday night, DPA reported. A gondola of a Ferris wheel at the “Highfield” Rock and Pop festival caught fire at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), and the fire then spread to another…
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Carrie Underwood is “unharmed” following a fire at her Tennessee home. The 41-year-old singer, her husband Mike Fisher and their two sons — Michael, nine, and Jacob, five — have all emerged unscathed, after a blaze broke out at Carrie’s home on Sunday night (June 16). A spokesperson for the country music star told People: “There was…
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Three foreigners, from Brazil, Kenya and India, and eight Tanzanian technicians were killed early Thursday, and two others seriously injured, following an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro region in eastern Tanzania, a local official said. Shaban Marujugo, Morogoro region commander for the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force, told Xinhua over the phone that…
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A massive, fiery carnage on the East-West Road in Rivers State has destroyed more than dozens of vehicles, scourged goods worth estimated billions, and claimed at least five lives. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who visited the scene of the devastating tragedy on Saturday, confirmed five deaths and 120 burnt vehicles. It is expected that…
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A section of the Supreme Court complex is reportedly on fire. MEZIESBLOG reports that the cause of the fire on the nation’s apex court in Abuja is unknown as of the time of filing this report. The offices of three Justices have allegedly been burnt down. NAN reports that the Director of Press and Information…
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A fire broke out at a military training ground in the east of the Crimean Peninsula that has been under the control of Moscow since 2014, the local authorities reported on Wednesday. Due to the fire, which started last night, the main road – Tavrida Highway – was closed, Governor Sergey Aksyonov wrote on Telegram.…
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