The Kano State Fire Service yesterday confirmed that fire razed some improvised shops and the upper building of old Savannah Bank at Singer Market in Kano.
A statement by the Service spokesman, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said that the fire started at about 02:18a.m.
Abdullahi said several temporary shops were completely razed by the fire, adding that the service was yet to ascertain the cause and total number of shops affected.