Breaking! Fire Destroys 35 Shops In Kano Market

Fire destroys not more than 35 temporary shops at Kurmin Yan-nama Market in Kano State, according to The Kano State Fire Service.

The spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, confirmed the incident while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Sunday.

He said 27 of the shops were completely razed, while eight were slightly burnt.

“We received a distress call in the early hours of Sunday at about 04:56am from one Ado Musa that there was fire outbreak at the market.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our persfromonnel and fire fighting vehicles to the scene of the incident at about 05:03am to stop the fire spreading to other shops,“ he said.

He advised traders to be more careful and desist from using instruments capable of triggering fire as a way of guarding against future occurrence.

Mohammed also advised residents to keep fire buckets, blankets and extinguishers at home to enable them curtail fire outbreak before calling on the fire service.

Mohammed said the cause of the fire was still being investigated.

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