Kola Oyelere, Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has said that fire has gutted some improvised shops and the upper building of old Savannah Bank at Singer market in Kano.
According to a statement signed on Monday by the service Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed that sad incidence started at about 02:18a.m.
He revealed added that several temporary shops were completely razed by the fire, adding that the service was yet to ascertain the cause and total number of shops affected.
According to him, “We received a distress call in the midnight at about 02:18 a.m from one Sai’du Hamza that there was fire outbreak at the market which is in Fagge Local Government Area of the state.
He stated that after receiving the information,”we quickly sent some of our personnel and fire fighting vehicle to the scene of the incident at about 02:22 a.m to put off the fire so as not to affect other shops,“
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