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August 4, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai, Kia Recalls 91,000 Vehicles Over Fire Risk

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor and Kia are recalling almost 92,000 vehicles in the United States because of a fire risk. BBC reports that the recall affects several models and stems from an issue with the electrical component in a transmission oil pump,...

February 19, 2022 No Responses

Luxury Cars Up In Smoke After Ship Catches Fire

Thousands of Porsche and Volkswagen cars have been abandoned on a cargo ship after it caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean en route to the US. The ship, named Felicity Ace, was travelling from Emden in Germany before it caught...

February 13, 2022 No Responses

Fire Destroys N200m Yams In Taraba

Yam sellers at the famous Wukari Yam Market in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State on Saturday counted losses, following a fire outbreak that destroyed over N200 million worth of yam tubers. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of...

January 6, 2020 No Responses

Oyo To Procure 10 Modern Fire-Fighting Equipment

The Oyo State Government is set to acquire 10 modern fire-fighting equipment through a competitive bidding process. Prof. Raphael Afonja, the state Commissioner for Works and Transport, made this known in a statement issued by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief...

October 25, 2019 No Responses

NPA Condemns Mayhem At Lilypond Transit Truck Park

The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has condemned the invasion of Lilypond Transit Truck Park on Thursday by hoodlums. According to NPA, the Transit Truck Park was invaded by hoodlums who resisted the activities of the Lagos State Task...

February 26, 2019 No Responses

Fire Destroys 34 Vessels

More than thirty vessels were burned in a major fire at Muara Baru Port in Penjaringan, Indonesia, on February 23, 2019. The incident in the subdistrict of North Jakarta affected a total of 34 vessels, according to DPKP DKI Jakarta, a regional...

February 16, 2019 No Responses

Vessel Fire Claims Six Casualties

Six people have lost their lives in an incident involving a vessel fire at the Port of Durban, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). The authority confirmed the casualties, adding that the extent of the fire caused the...

January 29, 2019 No Responses

Pirates Operating Along Brass, Nigeria, Fire At Two Ships

Armed pirates attempted to attack two ships in two separate incidents off Nigeria last week, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre said. On January 24, 2019, a product tanker was fired upon while underway, around 35 nautical miles south of Brass....

June 29, 2018 No Responses

Nine Persons Burnt To Death, 54 Vehicles Affected In Lagos Tanker Fire

No fewer than nine persons were burnt beyond recognition with 54 vehicles torched in a fuel tanker explosion on Thursday at Otedola Bridge, near the old toll gate, Alausa, Lagos he spokesman, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr Kehinde...

March 26, 2018 No Responses

37 Dead, 64 Missing In Shopping Mall Inferno

At least 37 people are confirmed to have died in a fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo. At least 64 people are missing, including 41 children, and parts of the building are...

October 21, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd from left), The Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Dr. Sokonte H. Davies (2ndfrom right), The Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello-Koko (left)...