Six houses, shops, and storage facilities were destroyed on Friday after a fire outbreak occured at Kofar Wanbai Market in Kano State. Confirming the incident, the Kano State Fire Service reported that the fire broke out around 9:43 pm in the Babban Layi area, Yan Robobi section of the market. In a statement released on... The post Fire Guts Six Houses, Shops At Kano Market appeared first on New Telegraph .
Six houses, shops, and storage facilities were destroyed on Friday after a fire outbreak occured at Kofar Wanbai Market in Kano State.
Confirming the incident, the Kano State Fire Service reported that the fire broke out around 9:43 pm in the Babban Layi area, Yan Robobi section of the market.
In a statement released on Saturday, Public Relations Officer ACFO Saminu Abdullahi explained that the fire service received an emergency call from Principal Fire Superintendent Usman Idris Fagge, prompting firefighters from headquarters and stations at Rijiyar Zaki, Sabon Gari, Government House, and Bompai to respond.
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The affected properties included homes owned by Gidan Alhaji Sani, Gidan Sani Muhammad, Gidan Alhaji Kwa Kwa, Gidan Alhaji Shafi’u, and Gidan Alhaji Sulaiman.
Upon arrival, firefighters found that the fire had affected approximately six houses, with two shops on the ground floor, two on the first floor, six stores, and four temporary stores on the upper floor.
According to the statement, the fire initially started on the upper floor and spread downward, but firefighters successfully contained it, preventing additional damage to other parts of the market, with the cause of the fire identified as a solar system.
Alhaji Sani Anas, Director of the Kano State Fire Service, urged traders and residents to adopt fire safety measures, including installing fire detectors, maintaining functional fire extinguishers, and complying with fire safety regulations.
