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Fire gutted a one-storey commercial building in Ikeja’s Computer Village, Lagos, early Tuesday, destroying property worth millions of naira. The blaze, which broke out around midnight on Somoye Street, affected a building housing dealers of computers and computer accessories. No casualties were reported, though a Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service official sustained minor injuries …

Fire Razes Building at Ikeja Computer Village

A fire briefly swept through pavilions at the COP30 U.N. climate talks in Belem, Brazil, on the penultimate day of the conference, prompting an evacuation and leaving 13 people treated for smoke inhalation. Organisers said the blaze was controlled within six minutes, but the entire venue remained closed for about seven hours as safety inspections …

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