Fire on Tuesday night gutted the
famous Kurmi market in Kano metropolis, destroying property worth millions of
Naira. An eye witness told NAN in Kano on Wednesday that the incident occurred
around 11:45 p.m.
According to the witness who pleaded
anonymity, the fire destroyed no fewer than 30 shops in the market before men
of the State Fire Service put it out.
The witness said the quick arrival
of the fire service personnel prevented the inferno from spreading to other
parts of the market.
The Director of the Fire Service,
Alhaji Mustapha Rulwan, confirmed the incident. Rulwan said his office got
distress calls around 10 p.m. but that men of the Service were able to quench
the fire around 1 a.m.
“We were lucky to have quenched the
inferno within a short time of our arrival at the scene of the incident. We are
still trying to know the actual number of shops affected as the incident
happened in the night,” Rulwan said.
He said the cause of the inferno
was still unknown but advised people to take precautionary measures while using
fire.
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