A conveyor belt and electrical wires at the Fiji Sugar Corporation’s Rarawai Mill in Ba has been damaged due to a fire.

The National Fire Authority has revealed that structural fires caused $3.7 million worth of damage and left one person dead in the first five months of this year.

Three families have lost their homes in separate fires yesterday.

Firefighters should be recognized for their efforts to save lives and properties.

A 75-year-old man has died after he was trapped inside a house in Makoi Nasinu following a fire yesterday afternoon.

The National Fire Authority is calling on people to prioritise fire safety in their homes and properties, especially during the Easter weekend.

Alfa Private Limited, a leading manufacturing company and subsidiary of CJ Patel and Company Limited based in Wailada in Lami is currently on fire.

Fire risk continues to be an area of great concern for developing nations like Fiji.

The coalition government will continue to invest in the upgrade, construction of new fire stations, and firefighting equipment due to the need to provide emergency services.

The National Fire Authority has reported that approximately 128 homes are lost to fires every year, with an average of 11 homes per month.

A fire broke out this morning at the City Cottage along Carnavon Street in Suva, a historic landmark dating back to the Colonial era.

A family in Rakiraki and Nepani are now homeless after their homes were engulfed in separate fires yesterday.