350 articles tagged "fire"
A heartwarming act of kindness has emerged from Nakavu Village School, where the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Maciu Nalumisa has assisted a school teacher whose quarters was destroyed in a fire on Monday.
A teacher’s quarters at Nakavu Village School was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The incident occurred around 3.45am when the teacher's wife, and their five children were asleep. The teache
The recent fires at the Vunato Dumpsite in Lautoka has raised environmental concerns and prompted urgent calls for tighter security and stronger waste management oversight. The Ministry of Environment says it will
A man who stole copper from the burnt Gokals building in Toorak has been handed a suspended sentence by the Suva Magistrates Court. Samuela Nakalevu pleaded guilty to the charges of burglary and theft. T
A few months after two major fires on Amy Street in Suva, concerns are being raised that the fire-damaged sites remain unsafe, unattended, and an eyesore despite being taped off. The old CWM Hospital Birthing Unit,
The smoke has been brought under control in most parts of the Vunato rubbish dump in Lautoka, after it was deliberately set on fire by trespassers. Concerns were raised by residents that the thick smoke lingering o
The ongoing landfill fire and smoke emissions in Lautoka, caused by the Vunato rubbish dump blaze, have persisted for two weeks, and the authorities have failed to extinguish it or provide timely, transparent updates.
Seven people, including an infant, have died, and more than 700 fire calls were recorded by the National Fire Authority in the first three weeks of this month. NFA is alarmed by the rising number of fire incidents
Residents in Lautoka remain concerned as the smoke from the Vunato rubbish dump fire has still not cleared. The Lautoka City Council says the fire was caused by individuals who illegally entered the site to collect
A family in Seaqaqa has been left homeless after a fire destroyed their three-bedroom house last night.

 Speaking to fijivillage News, homeowner Rafaele Rupeni says he was not at home when the fire broke out,
A fire burning at Lautoka’s Vunato rubbish dump since Sunday is now a major concern for residents and businesses, as thick smoke continues to hang over the city. Speaking to fijivillage News, President of the Lau
South Korean police said they will seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media reports. One of the woman's
An early morning fire tore through the remote village of Solove in Qeleni, Taveuni, yesterday, destroying two homes and a vehicle, leaving eight family members displaced, with one minor injury reported. The Nationa
Occupants from a commercial building with residential flats in Natabua are safe as firefighters from the Lautoka Fire Station responded to the devastating fire that engulfed their building. National Fire Authority
It is a tragic Diwali for a family after an 18-year-old man lost his life in a fatal house fire.

 Police confirm the victim was trapped inside his bedroom when the fire broke out at his home in Nakaile, Tailev
Police and National Fire Authority officers have started an investigation after a devastating fire this morning claimed the lives of a couple and their two year old son in Meigunyah, Nadi. We have received confirma
A devastating fire broke out early this morning in a corrugated iron five-bedroom house in Miegunyah, Nadi, claiming the lives of a young couple and their 2-year-old son. Police have confirmed that the fire started
Two fires in as many days have claimed the lives of two young men.

 The first fire occurred late Thursday night at Navolau Village 1 in Rakiraki, where a man in his 20s was trapped inside his home and sadly lo
Four families are homeless after a fire destroyed their homes at Vatuwaqa Housing yesterday afternoon. The National Fire Authority Command Centre received a call at 2.42pm reporting a property fire on Malau Street,
27 rooms and a laundry room were destroyed by an early morning fire yesterday at the Capricorn Hotel in Martintar, Nadi. The National Fire Authority says 45 guests along with a receptionist and a security officer w
