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Fire erupts in Lagos’ Balogun market
5 Nov 2019
On Tuesday, 5 November 2019, fire broke out at a shopping plaza situated at the popular Balogun Market, Lagos.⁣⁣ Fortunately, personnel of the Lagos State Fire Service was able to prevent the blaze from spreading to other buildings.⁣⁣
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Bangladesh slum fire destroys thousands of homes
25 Aug 2019
The huge blaze razed around 2,000 tin shacks in a crowded Dhaka slum, making at least 3,000 people homeless. Fires are frequent — and many a time deadly — in the Bangladeshi capital due to lax safety measures.
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At least 25 killed in Portugal forest fire
18 Jun 2017
A forest fire in central Portugal is still burning out of control after killing at least 25 people on Saturday, most of them were inside their vehicles when they were caught in the blaze.

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