UPDATE: INVESTIGATION FINDS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON EQUIPMENT CAUSED DEADLY EATON FIRE IN LOS ANGELES. (PHOTO).

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 Investigation finds Southern California Edison equipment caused deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles  The 2025 Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses, was caused by equipment owned by Southern California Edison, according to fire officials. A report released by the Los Angeles County Fire Department concluded that the blaze began after electrical arcing from an out-of-service Edison transmission tower ignited the fire. Investigators said they spent 18 months reviewing evidence and consulting electrical and metallurgical experts before determining the cause. The Eaton Fire erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, alongside the devastating Palisades Fire and burned nearly 22 square miles before firefighters fully contained it weeks later. Southern California Edison has faced multiple lawsuits related to the fire and has argued that local agencies contributed to the disaster by failing to issue timely evacuation warning...
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FG URGES NIGERIANS TO CONSIDER BICYCLES FOR TRANSPORTATION. (PHOTO).

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FG urges Nigerians to consider bicycles for transportation


The Federal Ministry of Transportation has encouraged Nigerians to consider bicycles as alternative means of commuting.


Vanguard reports that the Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, Musa Ibrahim, stated this at a one-day stakeholders sensitization meeting held in Abuja. According to the report, Ibrahim said the idea is to enhance and heighten the importance of cycling in Nigeria as it will obviously lead to a drop in road crash incidences.


Ibrahim noted that the stakeholders sensitisation meeting is in consonance with the World Bicycle Day that is marked annually on June 3 through a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution.


According to the Director, the World Bicycle Day recognises “The uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport, fostering environmental stewardship and health” hence the United Nations 2023 World Bicycle Day theme: ‘Riding Together for a Sustainable Future’.


Speaking further, the Director noted that proponents have equally encouraged the use of bicycles as a means of eradicating poverty, furthering sustainable development, strengthening education, including physical education, for children and young people; promoting health, preventing disease, and facilitating social inclusion.

 

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