239 articles tagged "nfa"
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.
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.
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
The Namoli community will benefit as 32 youths have received their Certification in Community Fire and Emergency Response Training conducted by the National Fire. The training will allow the youths of Namoli to con
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
Rugby World Cup 7s winner and firefighter Vuiviyawa Naduvalo’s achievements have been celebrated by the National Fire Authority while the NFA also got to host the Melrose Cup. Commonwealth Games silver medallist
The National Fire Authority says they could not get a clear indication on the location of the fire last Wednesday until they received a call from police telling them that there was a fire in Nadonumai. In a press c
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,
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
A Vatuwaqa family is pleading for assistance after a fire destroyed their house and belongings yesterday. 76-year-old Vinay Singh who has mobility issues says they have lost everything in the fire and are currently
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 man in his late 30s has been charged with allegedly setting fire to a double storey house located along Princes Road in Tamavua last Saturday. The man who is a Tamavua-i-wai settlement resident, has been charged
