Three Die In Fire Incident In Kano
It has been confirmed that three persons died following an early morning inferno in Badume Market in Bichi local government area of Bauchi State on Friday.
The Kano State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a release in Kano, added that 100 temporary shops were also consumed by the fire.
He said, “We received an emergency call from Bichi fire station at about 03:30 a.m. from one Ibrahim Tsalha that there was a fire outbreak at the market and immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 03:35a.m. to stop the fire from spreading to other shops.
“Our men evacuated three unconscious bodies which were later confirmed dead and corpses handed over to Inspector Mukaila Inusa of Bichi police division.
“The three victims included one female of about 35 years old, a cripple male of about 30 years old and a male teenager of about 18 years old; their names have yet to be confirmed,” he said.
The PPRO added that the service had already initiated an investigation into the causes of the inferno.
He advised the general public to switch off all electrical appliances, disconnect from source when not in use and handle fire with care.
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