Fire Breakout

UN vehicle shot by armed men in Kapuri

On 20.9.2016. Juba. A UN Agency vehicle driven by a national driver was shot at by armed men in military uniform in the Kapuri area of Juba at around 19:50hrs. The driver took refuge overnight with a local in Kapuri until the following day when SSPS was informed and assisted with the recovery of the ...

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NGO vehilce was carjacked in Bor

On 10.9.2016. Bor. An INGO vehicle was carjacked by a group of men (one of them armed) in the vicinity of the John Garang University along the main road to the airport in Bor town at approximately 21:00hrs. As the car was heading from town to their compound, an armed man stopped the vehicle and fire ...

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Yei Fire

On 11.3.2015. Fire burned to ashes three houses of Holy Family Lainya Parish Fathers’ Quarters in Yei Catholic Diocese at around 2:15 AM on Wednesday, leaving the missionary priests homeless and stranded.

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Aweil fire outbreak

0n 12.3.2015. Fire in Aweil last Sunday resulted to destruction of property worth 200,000 pounds

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Fire burns over 20 houses in Aweil town

On 3.3.2015. A big fire gutted more than 20 houses in Aweil town in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Tuesday morning, according to a local official. Aweil Deputy Mayor Tong Deng said about 20 thatched roof houses have been destroyed by fire. He further said local residents and fi ...

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An attempr to burn Wau main market

0n 1.2.2014. The Government of Western Bahr El Ghazal has closed Wau main market during the night hours after the security forces discovered last week a plan to burn Souk Seta. Governor Rizik Zackaria Hassan said there was a plan to burn a big number of shops within the market using petrol, Radio Vo ...

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No equipment to fight boat fire – Juba fire brigade

7.2.2014.The fire brigade of Central Equatoria had difficulties accessing firefighting equipment today as a boat was on fire at the port of Juba. A boat carrying fuel to Jonglei and Upper Nile states caught fire and exploded this afternoon at the Juba port near Konyo-Konyo market. There were no casu ...

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Fire Guts Omoliha Market In Torit

25.2. 2012. Another fire outbreak razed Omoliha market, a place directly opposite to Omoliha Bus Park in Torit, the capital of Eastern Equatoria State. In the latest fate, unlike the first one which occurred on 1.2.2012. Omoliha market opposite, this time round several South Sudanese and Northern Su ...

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15 Households In Bor Receive Compensation From Dan Church Aid

18.2.2015. The huts accidentally caught fire after a piece of burning object landed on a pile of grass and set fire that was pushed by the wind further, ending up on a grass-thatched house and spreading to adjacent houses. Dan Church Aid has paid a total of 41,850 South Sudanese pounds to help ...

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Bushfire destroys houses, leaves many homeless in Kapoeta

0n 22.1.2015. A bushfire has destroyed a number of houses and food warehouses in Kapoeta East County. Residents have been left homeless and in need of assistance. Number of people affected by the fire has not been established. Such incidents are common, especially during the dry season.