Fire outbreak in urban areas of Nigeria has indeed assumed an alarming proportion as there is bar... more Fire outbreak in urban areas of Nigeria has indeed assumed an alarming proportion as there is barely a day without occurrence of one incidence or the other leaving in its wake destruction of properties worth millions of naira, sometimes loss of lives, devastating impacts on human lives/livelihoods and infrastructural development. The study was concerned with curbing fire outbreak in residential buildings in Gombe metropolis and identifies some challenges faced by Inhabitants as well as the authority with respect to fire management. Both primary and secondary data were collected through 250 questionnaires which were administered on Inhabitants of the study area to access their opinions regarding fire outbreaks, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, direct observations, comprehensive literature review and from Gombe state fire service. Analysis of the questionnaires was done using ranking on five-point scale to measure a range of opinions from least causal factor to most ...
Fire outbreak in urban areas of Nigeria has indeed assumed an alarming proportion as there is bar... more Fire outbreak in urban areas of Nigeria has indeed assumed an alarming proportion as there is barely a day without occurrence of one incidence or the other leaving in its wake destruction of properties worth millions of naira, sometimes loss of lives, devastating impacts on human lives/livelihoods and infrastructural development. The study was concerned with curbing fire outbreak in residential buildings in Gombe metropolis and identifies some challenges faced by Inhabitants as well as the authority with respect to fire management. Both primary and secondary data were collected through 250 questionnaires which were administered on Inhabitants of the study area to access their opinions regarding fire outbreaks, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, direct observations, comprehensive literature review and from Gombe state fire service. Analysis of the questionnaires was done using ranking on five-point scale to measure a range of opinions from least causal factor to most ...
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