By HARUNA AHMED, Kano –
At least three persons have lost their lives while over 100 temporary shops have been destroyed in Badume Market fire outbreak in Bichi LGA of Kano State.
The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, at exactly 3: 30 AM.
The spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement issued to our correspondent on Saturday in Kano.
Alhaji Abdullahi 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 the 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 Kano Fire Service spokesman, however, noted that the service has 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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