Fire Razes 80 Shops In Kano Market

A fire accident that happened on Wednesday in Kurni Market in Kano, has razed a total of 80 shops.

The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday.

According to him, the service got an emergency call at about 5:23 am from one Aliyu Alkasim over the outbreak of the fire disaster.

He said, “Today, Wednesday March 1, 2023, our control room received an emergency call at about 05:23 am from one Aliyu Alkasim. He reported an outbreak of fire at Kurmi Market, Kano Municipal Area.

“We turned out our men from various fire stations within the metropolitan area. On their arrival at the scene of the incident at about 05:27 am, the area affected by the fire was about 160 X 100 feet.”

He said with good effort of their men, the service was able to successfully save several shops within the market area and no injury was recorded and no life was lost.

He however added that the cause of the incident is still under investigation.