LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria‘s capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country’s north. Firefighters had been battling to extinguish the flames since before dawn in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers. “At around…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A fire at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, about 120 kilometres west of Nairobi, killed at least 16 students and left dozens injured after flames swept through a dormitory in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police said close to 74 other students were receiving treatment in hospital following the incident, which…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operations at the oncology department of National Hospital Abuja were temporarily disrupted on Monday following a fire outbreak that forced the evacuation of patients and health workers from the affected section. The incident, reportedly caused by an electrical fault, was however brought under control before it extended to other parts of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vinicius Jr’s house in Madrid reportedly caught fire on Thursday morning – just hours after his love life scandal set social media ablaze. An electrical fault cause the the fire to break out in the false ceiling of his basement sauna and smoke filled two floors of his property, according to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower. The confirmation comes just…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany-bound Condor Airlines flight from Corfu, Greece, had to be diverted to Italy on August 16 after one of its engines caught fire following takeoff, according to People magazine. While nobody on board the Boeing 757 aircraft was injured, an unverified video of the incident went viral on TikTok. The flight,…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Goods valued at millions of naira have been destroyed following a devastating fire at the popular Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos. According to witnesses, the inferno swept through multiple stalls, wiping out electronics, spare parts, and other valuable merchandise. Despite a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS0-Nigeria edged arch-rivals South Africa 2-1 in a pulsating Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-final on Tuesday evening to book their place in the final and keep alive hopes of a record-extending 10th continental title. In a match billed as a “final before the final,” Rasheedat Ajibade and Michelle Alozie delivered…
