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  • Fire razes building in Kano

    The Kano State Fire Service on Saturday evening said that fire razed an entire building at France Road, adjacent Zenith Bank in Sabon Gari area of the metropolis.

    Spokesman of the Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the fire started at about 05:07 p.m.

    “We received a distress call from police officer ,Malam Kabiru Umar this evening (Saturday) at about 05:07 p.m. that there was a fire outbreak at a dwelling/store house.

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    “Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent a fire vehicle to the scene at about 05:18 p.m., to bring the situation under control,’’ he said.

    He said the inferno affected five bedrooms, a parlour and five stores where one of the stores had gas cylinders stored for sale in the building.

    He added that the fire was caused by an explosion of gas cylinder. (NAN)

  • Early morning fire destroys one room, seven shops in Kano

    The Kano State Fire Service on Wednesday said that an early morning fire affected one room and seven shops at Weatherhead Road, SabonGari, in the Kano metropolis.

     

    The spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.

    Mohammed explained that the incident happened at about 2:19 a.m. on Wednesday, though he could not immediately estimate the value of the goods lost in the incident.

     

    He said the fire affected one room in the residential building, while seven shops were slightly burnt.

    Mohammed said that the quick intervention of firemen prevented the spread of the inferno.He added that the service had commenced investigation into the cause of the fire incident.

     

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    We received a distress call in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) from one Mr Wale Adebayo at about 2:19 a.m. that there was a fire outbreak at a dwelling house.

     

    “Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched a fire engine to the scene, to bring the fire under control,’’ he said.

    In a related development, Mohammed disclosed that at about 9:37 a.m. also on Wednesday, a dwelling house (one parlour and one room) and a warehouse at Bello Road also got burnt.

     

    He, however, advised residents to be more careful, especially during the dry season and to desist from using instruments that could trigger fire incidents in their neighbourhoods.

     

    Mohammed said the advice became necessary because the harmattan season was fast approaching, hence the need for residents to be more cautious, even while cooking.

     

    NAN

  • Boy drowns in a well in Kano

    An eight year-old boy in Tamburawa Gabas town of Kano State, Sadi Yusuf, on Tuesday, lost his life after falling into a well.

    Spokesman of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, told our reporter that the incident occurred at about 7.30 am.

    He said the deceased was sent by his mother to go and fetch water in the well.

    “We received a distress call in the early hours of today (Tuesday) from a ward head, Isa Garba, at about 7:30am that a boy had fallen into a well.

    ”On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 7:42am.

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    “Yusuf was rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead; his corpse was handed to the Ward Head, Isa Garba,” the spokesman said.

    Mohammed therefore advised parents who had wells in their homes, to raise their height and provide covers for same, to protect children.

  • Kano Fire Service saves 158 lives, N809m worth of goods in January

    Kano Fire Service saves 158 lives, N809m worth of goods in January

    The Kano State Fire Service said on Monday that it saved 158 lives and goods worth N809 million from the 93 fire outbreaks in the state in January.

    The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, however told newsmen in Kano that 12 lives were lost in the incidents.

    Mohammed said about 110 shops were affected in the fire outbreaks while property valued at N382 million were destroyed during the period.

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    The public relation’s officer did not give the actual number of residential houses that were affected.

    He said that the service received 89 rescue calls and 19 false alarms from the residents during the month.

    Mohammed attributed the major causes of the fire outbreaks to the use of inferior electrical materials, poor handling of electrical appliances, cooking gas and boiling ring as well as accidents.

    He advised the residents to always be careful with electrical appliances in their homes and shops.

    NAN

  • Firemen rescue woman from pit latrine in Kano

    Firemen rescue woman from pit latrine in Kano

    The Kano State Fire Service on Friday rescued a 50-year-old woman, Hajiya Amina Mohammed, after she accidentally fell into a pit latrine at her residence.

    The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, stated this in Kano.

    Mohammed said the incident occurred while the woman was trying to use the latrine at her residence in Dambatta Kofar Kudu, Dambatta local government area of the state.

    He said the service received a distress call from Mohammed Rabiu, the victim’s brother, shortly after the incident at about 10:00 a.m.

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    He said: “Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our rescue team and a vehicle to the scene at 10:09 a.m.”

    Mohammed said the woman, who sustained slight injury was rescued alive and taken to Dambatta General Hospital for proper medical attention.

    He advised residents to be cautious in using pit latrines to avoid such accident.

    NAN

  • Kano Fire Service: N125.5m worth of goods saved in November

    Kano Fire Service: N125.5m worth of goods saved in November

    The Kano State Fire Service says goods worth N125.5 million were saved from 75 fire outbreaks it recorded in November.

    The Director of the Service, Alhaji Mustapha Rilwan, made the disclosure in an interview with journalists on Thursday in Kano.

    Rilwan, however, put the estimated property destroyed by the fires during the period at N10.8 million.

    “We also received 103 rescue calls and 17 false alarms from the public, ’’ he said.

    Rilwan said that 154 lives were saved from the incidents, while five others were lost.

    The director advised the public to be cautious during the Harmattan and avoid warming themselves in their room to avoid fire.