No fewer than 25 temporary shops and 19 stores were destroyed by fire at the popular Singer Market in the Kano metropolis in the early hours of Monday.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said valuable goods worth millions of naira were destroyed before the inferno was brought under control by the agency’s personnel.
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According to a statement, the incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. when a distress call was received from one Mubarak Muhammad, reporting the fire outbreak.
“Kano State Fire Service, led by the Director, Sani Anas, received a call for emergency assistance from Mubarak Muhammad, informing the central control room that there was an emergency call at Singa market at about 05:00 am.
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“Our men from various fire stations within the Kano metropolitan rushed to the scene of the incident and on arrival, they found a building of one floor of about 150 x 150 ft, the house known as Alh. Abdulmunafi Yunusa House, in flames,” he said.
The statement explained that the fire destroyed 25 temporary shops at the front of the building and 19 stores on the upper floor. Firefighters successfully prevented the fire from spreading further, saving 24 other stores on the same floor and all the stores located on the ground floor.
“The rescue operation faced challenges due to poor road access caused by trailers parked incorrectly around the area,” the statement said.
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He attributed the inferno to faulty electrical connection adding that the fire was suspected to have started from one of the temporary shops attached to the building.
Abdullahi reiterated the commitment of the agency to protecting lives and property, urging residents and business owners to ensure proper electrical installations to prevent similar incidents in the future.
