350 articles tagged "fire"
54 people are homeless after 15 fire incidents this month. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar revealed this in a press conference today where she also highlighted that 10 fire incidents were recorded last
Electrical faults had caused the fire in Ba Town Council’s Central Arcade and Tappoos bulk house in Raiwai earlier this month. This has been confirmed by the CEO of the National Fire Authority, Puamau Sowane who
Serious concerns have been raised regarding an increase in the number of bush , grass, rubbish , and sugarcane fires. NFA Chief Executive Officer, Puamau Sowane says a total of 243 incidents of bush, grass, sugarc
Commissioner Northern, Uraia Rainima is urging Fijians in Vanua Levu to stop unnecessary burning with the country currently experiencing a period of dry spell. He says the National Fire Authority has been receiving
A two bedroom house has been partially destroyed in a fire in Nakasi. The Nakasi Fire Station received a message from a taxi driver and immediately responded to the call at around 7am this morning. Upon their
Ten people are homeless after a fire destroyed a three flat house in Kinoya this morning. The National Fire Authority received a call at 11.37am and the team responded immediately however upon arrival, they found t
Two families are currently homeless while a school has lost all its equipment and an office has sustained damages following separate fire incidents in the last 24 hours. The National Fire Authority is currently inv
Six people are homeless after a fire destroyed their home in Lautoka this morning. The National Fire Authority says they received a call at 8.20am today about a fire at Jinnu Road in Drasa Vitogo in Lautoka.
Police operations in Taveuni have been beefed up following another two fire reports yesterday morning. Police say their officers in Taveuni have been erecting snap roadblocks, checkpoints and conducting community v
School equipment and hardware supplies belonging to Varavu Muslim Primary School in Ba were destroyed in a fire at one of the staff quarters last night. Police say all the equipment was kept at the vacant home.
The Fiji Police Force and the National Fire Authority are investigating two fire incidents early this morning on Taveuni. Police say the first report was a fire at the Office of the Assistant Roko Tui Cakaudrove.
National Fire Authority investigators are currently collecting and analyzing evidence to determine the cause of major commercial fires on Sunday night in Ba and Suva. A report is expected to be out in the next few
The Ministry of Local Government says the Ba Town Council has a loan of approximately $1.6 million, which needs to be paid off. The Ministry adds the Council has been directed to work on practicable strategies to p
The Sunday night fire at the Ba Town Council’s Central Arcade has caused over $1.5 million damage to the building. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says this is based on initial assessments and the b
The Tappoo Group of Companies says one of their smaller bulk stores in Suva was affected by the fire last night that engulfed a commercial building in Raiwai late last night. Tappoo Group adds their main warehouse
The Ba Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the move by police to step up operations around the country however Secretary, Anil Ameen says they cannot take a generalized view regarding fire incidents in Ba and
Three people have been questioned and released in relation to the fire at a shop and mosque in Taveuni on the night of July 24th. Police had earlier confirmed the three were questioned for alleged arson. The s
Police say the joint investigations with the National Fire Authority into two separate fire cases last night are underway. The first report of fire was received at the Ba Police Station before 8pm last night.
The Tappoo Warehouse along Carpenters Street in Raiwai was destroyed in a fire last night. The cost of the damage is yet to be determined. Police and NFA are investigating how the fire started. The fire w
Eight shops at Central Arcade in Ba Town were destroyed in a fire last night. A museum is also located at the site. The cost of the damage is yet to be determined. Police say a security officer reported t
