On Wednesday, a fire incident happened at Kurni Market in Kano, resulting in the destruction of 80 shops.
The Kano State Fire Service’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, affirmed the occurrence through a statement on the same day. According to him, at 5:23 am, the service was alerted by Aliyu Alkasim about the outbreak of the fire disaster.
”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”
Abdullahi said immediately after receiving the report, the service mobilized its men to the scene.
”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 commended the service’s men for their great effort in saving many shops in the market without any recorded injuries or loss of life.
The cause of the incident is still being investigated, and he encouraged everyone to be cautious when handling electrical appliances and to avoid careless use of fire in the market area.
