A devastating night fire broke out at Kasuwar Rimi Market in Kano, resulting in the destruction of several shops, according to reports from firefighters on Thursday.
Saminu Abdullahi, the spokesperson for the Kano State Fire Service, revealed that the incident occurred around 8:40 pm on Wednesday, and it led to the destruction of 10 shops at the market.
“We received a distress call from one Magaji Umar that there was a fire outbreak at the market where they sell mattresses, beds and carpentry materials.
”On receiving the information, we quickly sent some of our personnel and fire fighting vehicles to the scene at 8:49 pm to quench the fire so as not to affect other shops,” he said.
Abdullahi added that six permanent and four temporary shops were completely razed while one public convenience was slightly burnt.
He said that the fire was caused by an electric spark from an improvised structure, adding that the incident was under investigation.
The spokesperson, however, said there were no injuries or deaths, and advised traders to always double-check and ensure they switch off all electrical appliances and disconnect them from the source before leaving the market.
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