By Ushang Ewa No fewer than six people died Wednesday night after a tanker laden with petroleum products skidded off the road and exploded at Iwuru, Biase local government area of southern Cross River State. Iwuru is about 70 kilometers north of Calabar, the Cross River State capital and an eyewitness told VANGUARD’S Emmanuel Unah
By Ushang Ewa The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the 8th National Assembly, Honorable Legor Idagbo has moved for the amendment of the Fire Service Act. Mr. Idagbo had presented to the House, the Fire Service Act (amendment) bill 2017 and it was read for the first time during plenary on November 2, 2017.
By Archibong Jeremiah Shopping Center, an annex to the popular Watt market in Calabar South LGA, Cross River State is currently on fire. Our reporter that is at the scene reports that the fire has been on for up to an hour now. Shop owners and good spirited individuals are currently fighting to put out
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has condoled with all the families of those who lost their lives in the series of fire incidents in the State. The state Commissioner for Information, Rosemary Archibong expressed the condolences of the state government yesterday in Calabar. Over 10 persons were reportedly killed in an inferno
By Ikwen Atuaka Equipment at the 2X132KVA line bay extension substation at Utuhu, Obanlikwu, which forms part of the infrastructure for the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) have been gutted by fire, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The incident happened Friday night with locals who engage in bush burning to kill weeds as the planting season
by crossriverwatch admin An early morning fire outbreak, Sunday, burnt down eight shops and six residential buildings including a law chamber at Nelson Mandela and Targets roads, in Calabar, the Cross River state capital, while a member of National Youth Service Corps, Ifeanyi Uche escaped electrocution while trying to assist in putting the fire off.