Nov 12, 2019 there was a fire outbreak on monday morning at the headquarters of the federal inland revenue service firs in abuja, officials said. Barely 48hours after a section of the popular balogun market in lagos state was gutted by fire, another building on jebba by okobaba street in lagos island where the market is situated, is currently on fire. An evening inferno has gut a number of stilt houses in kano street, okobaba, ebute metta area of lagos state. According to punch ng reporter sodiq oyeleke, efforts by firefighters and residents to douse the continue reading. He also formed a group, the soul assembly, with three others, segun bucknor, james and mike nelsoncole, while promoting appearances of the fela ransomekuti quintet at the ivys nest club in the cool cats inn, off apapa road, ebute metta, lagos. Fire razes scores of shanties in ebute meta, lagos punch. Ebute metta water settlement also on fire november 4, 2015 zicomanie leave a comment the ebute metta water settlement on 3rd mainland bridge is currently on fire.
Russian president vladimir putin to receive covid19 vaccine. Fire outbreak archives latest nigeria news top stories. Remains of oko baba sawmill after fire incident the okooba sawmills at ebute metta in lagos state has been burnt. Recall this incident of fire outbreak started in an onitsha market, anambra state and ever since we keep hearing bad news of fire. Assessing timber operations as it affects the health and. The fire, on market street, near okobaba sawmill, started at about 5. A mysterious fire outbreak has consumed properties worth millions at an informal settlement on kano street in ebute metta. Fire outbreak causes panic in ebute metta lagos mainland a house on jebba street near okobaba street on lagos mainland is currently on fire. A massive fire outbreak has occurred at the premises of the nigerian breweries plc in the iganmu area of lagos state, southwest nigeria.
Fire levels commercial area of ebute metta of lagos. Fireforfire, introduced in early 2002 in an attempt to deter criminals, have. It is indeed a sad tale as the festival of fire keeps occuring across the nation. Oct 21, 2020 lagos state governor, babajide sanwoolu, has stretched the 24hour curfew in the city. Fire emergency safety preparedness in the college of leadership.
Environmental management, building collapse, disaster, nigeria. Trend of fire outbreaks in ghana and ways to prevent these. Lagos island isal eko is the principal and central local government area lga in lagos, lagos state. Ebute metta informed us that operator was regular but sometimes comes late. The effect of fire outbreak, gas flaring and global warming on building and environment has been considered. Fire outbreak in a building building at okobaba plank market, ebute metta has extended to 5 other buildings. Ebute metta is known for the production and sale of local food and cloths. The directorgeneral of the lagos state emergency management agency lasema, olufemi okeosanyintolu said the fire was caused. The fire outbreak on coates street, oko baba, ebute metta area of lagos state on tuesday, was aided by the hoarding of petroleum products by residents, the lagos state emergency management agency. Some informal settlements on kano street in ebute metta area of lagos state, southwest nigeria were on sunday evening gutted by fire.
Fire guts another building, which has extended to 5 other buildings at okobaba plank market, ebute metta, lagos state. Fire guts buildings at okobaba plank market, ebute metta. Fire outbreak at firs headquarters sun round and about nigeria fire outbreak at firs headquarters sun editor2. Although it could not be ascertained if lives were lost in the.
A fire incident occurred at the headquarters of the federal inland revenue service in abuja on monday, officials said. The punch gathered that the fire outbreak started a few minutes past 07 pm on sunday. Reports reaching daily sun indicate that a petrol truck erupted into flames close to gowon estate at alimosho, lagos. Mr habeeb adekeye 07033288959, the hotel manager told the team that they. The lagos state governor said 30 people were hurt in the shooting at a toll gate in the lekki district, a focal point of nearly two weeks of nationwide protests against. There, i collaborate with a host of other aid workers to respond to people in distress, like fire outbreak, flood, building collapse and disease outbreak.
Status of the trans african highways and the missing links pdf, 2. The incident according to eyewitnesses started on sunday evening from. Order online, view career opportunities, or learn more about our company. A mysterious fire outbreak has consumed properties worth millions at an informal settlement on kano street in ebute metta area of. Nov 14, 2019 barely a week after fire broke out at balogun market on lagos island and okobaba plank market at ebute metta, another lagos popular lagos market, tejuosho is reportedly on fire. Another building on fire in ebute metta, lagos mainland. According to punch ng reporter sodiq oyeleke, efforts by firefighters and residents to douse the. Serious fire outbreak at ebute metta, near 3rd mainland. Fire razed the ebute metta neighbourhood last night and a vessel ship carrying. Fire guts warehouses at iddo railway terminal akahi news. Pdf the determinant of monthly effects on fire outbreaks. Firefighters were said to have arrived at the scene to quench the fire.
The success of this play was to last over two decades, a time long enough for ogunde to arrive on the scene and continue the tradition at the church of the lord, aladura ebute metta, in 1944 and his consequent writing and production of such plays, first religious the garden of eden, the throne of god and later political, worse. In 1983, the fire that engulfed ghana and led to a severe hunger crisis has become the major point of reference in the countrys history. As of the preliminary 2006 nigerian census, the lga had a population of 209,437 in an area of 8. As the fire spread, the worried residents scampered for safety, taking with them whatever item they could salvage. Statistical analysis of electrical fire outbreaks in. Abule oja, adekunle, alagomeji, alara, ebute metta, ido, iwaya, makoko.
Jan 08, 20 lagos, nigeria ap a massive fire is tearing through a slum in nigerias megacity of lagos. Several shanties have been gutted by the fire, the cause of which has not been officially established. Fire outbreak at kano street in ebute metta, lagos state. No fewer than five persons including two fire fighters lost their lives while several others were injured by a fire that gutted tejuosho market in ebute metta, yaba lagos. The fire outbreak occurred at kano street, ebute metta lagos. Meeting between madame pelewura and macaulay, president of n.
Residents of the area have trooped out in their hundreds to put the fire out. The punch gathered that the fire outbreak started a few minutes past 07 pm on sunday the. The study also showed that about 54 per cent of tank leakages that may lead to fire outbreak are due to operators. Several shanties have been gutted by the fire, the cause of which has.
Its capital was at otto just before iddo on the way to lagos island. Details of dig, usman alkali baba as acting inspector general of police will be reported later. Governor babajide sanwoolu of lagos state has promised to bring relief to the victims of the oko baba, ebute metta fire incident, concise news reports. Leonard olugbue quality assurance analyst tek experts. The threat of aerial bombing in world war two lagos, 19381943. Buhari promises to diversify economy as he receives french delegation osg.
The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained but residents of the building are scampering to remove their valueables before. Nov 04, 2015 tuesdays fire outbreak at coast street, ebute meta, lagos state, razed over 300 rooms to the ground. Us president donald trump wont hand biden the nuclear football. Fire destroys dozens of buildings in ebute metta youtube. Mysterious fire outbreak at kano street in ebute metta. In 1861, a church building was erected but was burnt in a great fire that affected lagos in 1877. Serious fire outbreak at ebute metta water settlement today. From 12 to 26 february 2017, an interdisciplinary team of students of architecture and art, architects and artists from austria and nigeria were investigating the nigerian railway compound in ebute metta lagos, a large open space within the city with several unused or barely used spaces, such as its running shed.
Witnesses also heard the sound of gunfire in the okota and ebute metta areas of mainland lagos. Pdf land is a commodity whose ownership maintenance and. Scores of shanties have been razed by fire at okobaba, ebute meta area of lagos state. After gollmer moved from badagry to lagos, he chose james whites bamboo post at ebute ero as cmss first mission post in lagos. The blazes massive flames could be seen from the citys long third mainland bridge. The study area is bounded by iwaya in the north, lagos lagoon in the west, ebute metta in the south and oyadiran estate in the east respectively. Petrol hoarding sparks inferno at ebute metta thecable. Amoo abdulhamid health safety and environment officer. The fire started tuesday afternoon in the ebute metta neighborhood of lagos. Extension of market to mainland centres of ebute metta and yaba. Fire outbreak at firs headquarters sun this is lagos. Houses at the aforementioned streets were razed by a midnight fire thursday 01042021 morning around 1am and lasted for hours destroying properties worth millions of naira. The incident according to eyewitnesses started on sunday evening from one of the shanties close to the terminal affecting warehouses and shops closeby.
It was discovered from analysis that the amount lost per fire for residential building electrical fires in lagos state for the period considered is more than double that. Ebute metta, and environs, did not only violate the regulation, cars are being parked. November 9, 2020 tonnison 0 comments lagos state, mysterious fire outbreak at kano street in ebute metta. But the outbreak of the civil war in america effectively killed any interest. Among the 620 alleged lockdown violators are 39 people who were arrested at a strip club in the state. Many people stopped their cars on the bridge to take mobile phone images of the fire. Personal communication with john adeniyi pseudonym, mfm international headquarters, yaba, lagos on september 2007. News reports of such incidents are frequently reported in. A spatial disparity analysis of fire station distribution in lagos.
Ebute metta is a yoruba word for a place known as three shores, ebute means shore and metta means three aderinto, s. Advertisement the incident is said to have occurred around 7pm on sunday. Massive fire destroys dozens of homes in lagos video. The rise of pentecostal spirituality and the reshaping. Hardly a day passes without news of a fire outbreak in any part of ghana. I took part in the community based sensitization and care organized by the lagos state branch of the nigerian red cross for the covid 19 pandemic.
But, on february 4, president muhammadu buhari extended adamus tenure by three months. Fire outbreak hits lagos community a year after similar incident some shanties situated in okobaba, ebute metta area of lagos state, have been razed by fire. Inferno on sunday evening razed scores of shanties at okobaba, ebute metta area of lagos. Of recent are fire outbreaks, automobile accidents, building collapses, communal. Another building gutted by fire in lagos video daily post. Different residential, commercial and industrial buildings were considered at insitu fire gutted conditions and at perimeter distance intervals of 100m, 120m, 140m, 160m, and 180m away from the flare stack respectively. Cases of arson and fire outbreak are more common in poor neighbourhoods. Mar 23, 2021 fire outbreak at ebute metta settlement osg admin. In the shoreline neighbourhood of ebute metta, local. At least one person was confirmed dead while others sustained injuries in a communal clash that broke out sunday, in okobaba, ebute metta, mainland local government area where fire gutted last friday. There are reports of a major fire outbreak at okobaba sawmill, a slum area in ebute metta, a neighbourhood of lagos mainland. Workplace hazards and social positioning efforts of male. Nov 10, 2019 at least one person was confirmed dead while others sustained injuries in a communal clash that broke out sunday, in okobaba, ebute metta, mainland local government area where fire gutted last friday. Sanwoolu extends lagos curfew by 72 hours daily post.
Witnesses said the lagos state fire and safety agency arrived the scene early to put out the fire but the raging outbreak was uncontrollable so it took them a couple of. The operating mechanism can be either manual, by the use of fire extinguishers for. Firefighters have reportedly arrived the scene of the fire outbreak at okobaba plank market, ebute metta. Fire guts warehouses at iddo railway terminal channels. Nigerian president appeals for calm after soldiers fire at. According to a statement by nosa okunbor, the spokesperson of. Fire razes scores of shanties in ebute meta, lagos. The blaze ripped through the suburb of ebute metta on 19 february.
Russian doctors complete heart surgery during hospital fire. Private company limited by shares nature of business. Nov 22, 2018 fire wreaks havoc at ebute metta sawmill. Years ago, ebute metta was known for the production and sales of local food and cloths. Lagos was under a roundtheclock curfew on wednesday enforced by police roadblocks, as smoke rose from a flashpoint area in nigerias biggest city where soldiers shot at protesters the previous evening, witnesses said. A fire outbreak has been reported at iddo terminal, ebute metta area of lagos state. The fire is thought to have been caused by a power surge in the area. The following is a timeline of the history of the metropolis of lagos, nigeria. Mar 27, 2017 furthermore, security of the residents can be in jeopardy in event of emergencies and fire outbreaks. Pandemonium as fire guts buildings at okobaba plank market. About 14 shops and 16 kiosks have been burnt in a fire outbreak in the early. The incessant of building failure and collapse in the recent past has become a source of national concern and embarrassment in nigeria. Mend threatens to end a ceasefire and return to its disruptive.
Pdf an empirical ascertainment of the causes of building. South australias fruit fly outbreaks are playing havoc with the horticultural industry. Scores of shanties have been razed by fire at okobaba, ebute metta area of lagos state. Concerns mounting over developers alleged defiance of. Tejuosho market, another fire outbreak in lagos article. Field officials of the lagos state emergency management agency lasema and lagos state fire service are yet to be deployed to quench the flames. Topnaijagist fire guts warehouses at iddo railway terminal. The fire started at about 5pm, on a day which saw a popular shopping complex in lekki also razed. Fire outbreak causes panic in ebute metta lagos mainland.
Lagos under 24hour lockdown after protesters fired on. There have been no reported casualties, and firefighters were eventually able to distinguish the flames. One of many roles played by the insurance companies is the enlightenment provided by these insurance companies to property owners about insuring their properties for the sole purpose of avoiding uncertainties which could come in various forms such as fire outbreak, natural disasters just to mention a few. Oando tank farm at ijora badia on fire video the cause of the fire is still not clear as at the time of putting this report. American journal of engineering research ajer 2016.
Increase in produce pricesindex i70 of i939 by july i945. While, casualties have not been ascertained, the news beam confirms that this fire can be visibly seen by residents 4 km away. Nov 08, 2019 the director general, lagos state emergency management agency lasema, dr olufemi okeosanyintolu, on friday, said that a building was gutted by fire at kano street, ebute metta, lagos state. Ebute metta, the study location, is one of the largest timber yards in. National emergency management agency channels television.
Climatethe study area enjoys a costaltropical climate with distinct wet and high humidity throughout the year, the temperature rarely falls below 80c and the average daily temperature is about 27c. As at the time of this report, effort to put out the fire yielded no result. Benedict uwalaka captured what remained of the sawmill as of thursday, april 1, 2021. Petty thefts and criminal behaviour are common crimes in the slums, resulting from communality, lack of control over children and sharing of social services. The fire, according to a report by the punch, started from one building and then extended to five other buildings at okobaba plank market, ebute metta area of the state. Plenti shanties na im di fire don burn for okobaba plank market wey dey for kano street ebute metta lagos state, south west nigeria. Fire guts 6 buildings in lagos maket article pulse nigeria. African initiated christianity and the decolonisation of. Nov 08, 2019 over 20 minutes after first filing this report, firefighters arrived the scene of the fire outbreak at jebba by okobaba street, ebute metta. The hotel has insufficient waste storage, bin was seen to be overfilled. It is a very old part of lagos, many of its houses were built during the colonial era using brazilian architecture precolonial history. Aug 09, 2017 when the guardian visited cecc head office in ebute metta, lagos on june 2, 2017, requesting public interest information on some of the projects, an officer directed this reporter to a project. The cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. Barely a week after fire broke out at balogun market on lagos island and okobaba plank market at ebute metta, another lagos popular lagos market.
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