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The Lagos State government has taken into custody a 10-year-old boy, identified as Chimobi, after his brother’s wife, Gift Igwe, allegedly set him ablaze at their home on Adenugba Street, Agunfoye, Ikorodu. Sources allege that his…

A man who tried to replicate a TV stunt ended up setting off a massive fire that damaged 32 buildings, displaced at least 18 people and forced the city to declare a state of emergency. According to officials, it all began because a…

An inferno early on Tuesday morning, gutted five of eight shops attached to a Union Bank building on 411 Road Junction, Gowon Estate, Federal Housing Authority, Egbeda. The fire began at the makeshift shops at about 11.20 pm shortly…

- Large explosion resulting in ball of fire in the sky has occurred this evening at Atomic Junction Ghana - Eyewitnesses say explosion happened while a fuel tanker was offloading its contents - Many feared dead but exact umber of…

Yankura Market in Kano State has been on fire since the wee hours of Saturday 26th March 2016, leading to many shops been razed down. An MDB iReporter currently at the market sent in the photos. He said that the fire fighters only…

There was panic on Thursday among residents of Lawanson in Surulere area of Lagos as  two filling stations-MRS  and Oando- caught fire. Some photos below: Photo credit: Suleiman Rotimi

The fire broke out earlier in the day but has been put out by fire fighters. Details later.

The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) building in Marina, Lagos is currently on fire. The picture above and that after the cut was taken around 5:30pm by a passerby. 

A mysterious fire this morning swept, through the dormitory of the Kano Goverment Girls College, Jogana, leaving 7 dead,  21 others were injured, officials said. An anonymous source said  the fire outbreak was noticed during the wee…