350 articles tagged "fire"
A 6-month-old boy has passed away after he was trapped in a house fire in Nadonunai, Lami yesterday afternoon. Police say attempts made by the victim's relatives were unfortunately futile due to the intensity of th
The National Fire Authority says investigations reveal that a visitor was lighting the stove to boil tea when a suspected gas leak caused the house fire at Fletcher Road in Vatuwaqa. NFA says the owner of the house
84 structural fire incidents have been recorded by the National Fire Authority from January to August this year when compared 74 for the same period last year. NFA says 31 occurred in the Central/Eastern Division,
A 2 bedroom house in Fletcher road has been destroyed in a fire this morning. An eye witness has told us that the fire started at around 8.30. He says the house belongs to a 77-year-old man who stays with his
A double-storey house along Princes Road has been partially destroyed after an early morning fire. The National Fire Authority says they received a call at 9.51 this morning and three fire trucks were sent to the s
A woman in her 40s has passed away in a house fire in Mulau Rakiraki late last night. Police say the home belonged to a 41-year-old carrier driver. The National Fire Authority says the man and his 13-year-old
Two houses were destroyed in a fire in Sabeto last night. Police say the cause of the fire is still unknown as investigations are continuing. No one was injured during the incident. We are trying to get m
A 45-year-old farmer of Nabiti Village, Dreketi lost his three-bedroom house in a fire yesterday afternoon. Nobody was at home when the incident occurred. The cause of the fire is yet to be established.
A woman has passed away after she was allegedly attacked by a man with a cane knife in Tomuka, Lautoka this afternoon. Police have confirmed that the suspect handed himself over to the Nadi Police Station after the
A family of four are homeless after their double storey property in Waiqele Road in Labasa was destroyed in a fire this afternoon. The property is a shop and also a service station. The Labasa Fire Station re
A family is without a home this morning as their two bedroom home in Koronivia Road has been destroyed in a fire last night. The fire started at about 10pm last night. A four wheel drive vehicle has also been
49 families have lost their homes in separate fire incidents in the first 6 months of the year, amounting to a total loss of $2.6 million. While speaking at the badging of 32 certified Structural and Fire Safety I
A single mother and her three children from Navosai, Narere have lost their home in a fire which occurred around 9.30 last night. Police say the mother received some injuries as she was trying to recover some items
55 structural fire incidents have been recorded so far this year, of which 5 are commercial and 50 are residential. The CEO of the National Fire Authority Puamau Sowane says they keep reminding all Fijians of fire
A 6-year-old girl has passed away after she was trapped in a house fire in Martintar, Nadi last night. The girl was home with a relative and an older sibling when the incident happened at about 9pm. Police say
A man who allegedly poured hot water on his partner before setting her on fire has been questioned and released by police. It is alleged that the incident occurred following a dispute last Friday in Nawaka, Nadi.
More than 10 people have lost their homes after different fire incidents yesterday. The National Fire Authority says in the first fire incident a barrack containing 4 flats was destroyed at Nakasi Hart Barrack.
A taxi has been destroyed in a fire at a bus stop along King’s Highway near Wainivula in Nasinu. Police are yet to release more details.
A Nadi family who started a small business through a loan during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been shattered after a fire destroyed their shop, Westfield Garden Solutions in Namaka early this morning.
A family of seven of Waimanu Road are safe after their house caught fire this morning. A family member told us that they were outside when the fire started and they are lucky that no one was injured. The fire
