350 articles tagged "fire"
Acting Police Commissioner Juki Fong Chew says from 2018 to 2022, 14 lives were lost in fatal fires. While opening the 2-weeks Australian Federal Police Regional Forensic Fire Training at the Fiji Revenue and Custo
The old Mill Cottage along Carnavon street in Suva has been destroyed in a fire this morning. This was also a heritage site. The National Fire Authority says the Fire they received a call around 2.20 am and t
The National Fire Authority is raising concerns with the general public following the increasing number of home fires over the Christmas festivities and calls for everyone to take extra precautions and advocate fire saf
The National Fire Authority has confirmed that results gathered from their investigation of the fire that occurred at the Vatuwaqa Primary School on Tuesday have indicated that the fire originated from outside the cante
There was a fire at Vatuwaqa Primary School earlier this morning. The National Fire Authority quickly arrived at the scene to put out the fire before it spread. Police are currently at the scene and we are awa
A four-year-old child died allegedly from burns sustained in a house fire in Waicoba Village in Sigatoka, yesterday afternoon. Police spokesperson, Ana Naisoro says that the victim was with a 30-year-old man who
National Fire Authority officers have contained a fire at the Juns Educational Centre at the Muktaben junction in Nabua. Police and NFA are still at the scene. Witnesses say they called NFA after seeing smoke
A fire has badly damaged the Shreedhar Motors building in Lami. Firefighters tried to contain the blaze but it was too late. We are currently trying to get the cause of the fire.
The Shreedhar Motors building in Lami is on fire. NFA and Police are at the scene. Stay with us for updates.
National Fire Authority officers have managed to control the house fire at McFarlane Road in Raiwai however the house has been destroyed. The corrugated iron and timber house was vacant at the time of the fire.
A 74-year old man has passed away after he was trapped in a house fire yesterday. The alleged incident occurred at the Qaraniqoli Settlement, Dreketi. Police say the fire allegedly started from one of the bed
We had 101 structural fire incidents from January to September this year compared to 87 in the same period last year, and based on this, the National Fire Authority is urging all Fijians to be vigilant while celebrating
Naqarawai Village fire victim, Staff Nurse Vani Saqanavere, could not contain her emotions after the Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete, took some supplies to her family. The Minister took beddings, cooki
People who carelessly light fires that lead to major grass and bush fires, including cane farmers who are burning their sugar cane fields have been warned by the National Fire Authority as 408 bush and grass fire incide
Five people are homeless after they lost everything in a fire in Coqeloa, Labasa early this morning. The Labasa Fire Station was alerted of the fire at 2.22am and the fire team responded immediately. Upon arr
There will be power outages from Ba to Navesau in Rakiraki due to an uncontrollable cane fire which has burnt two of their EFL power poles. Power supply to all the affected areas is expected to be restored by tomor
Electrical fire and arson are the 2 major causes of fires in the country, according to the National Fire Authority. NFA Chief Executive Officer Puamau Sowane says over the years, they have recorded 21 major causes
Quick action by 4-year-old Laisiana Maravou Gonerogo resulted in lives saved during the fire in Nadonumai last week. The mother of the 4-year-old, Maraia Maravou says that without the quick action by her daughter,
The Gonerogo family that recently lost their home in a fire in Nadonumai which claimed the life of a 6-month-old baby are in shock after losing their elderly family member while concerns continue to be raised about 910
Watilala Fonu and her family are now homeless after a fire in Nadonumai, Lami destroyed their home that also took the life of their neighbour’s 6-month-old baby. Fonu says the fire started from the neighbour’s
