A fire outbreak has gutted the ground floor of the popular Ado Bayero Mall along Zoo road in Kano metropolis.
The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with The Punch on Wednesday.
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He said the agency received a distress call from one Jamil Bashir around 11:49 am and its personnel arrived at the scene at 11:57 am.
According to him, the fire which started from the store at the ground floor of the building destroyed a section of the Ni9ne story.
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“The early arrival of our personnel prevented the inferno from spreading to some sections of the Mall,” Abdullahi said.
He said there was no causality during the incident adding that the cause of the fire was still unknown.
Also confirming the incident, the Lease Manager of the Mall, Elizabeth Adeyemo, said the fire engulfed the Ni9ne section of the mall formerly occupied by Game Store.
Adeyemo said the firemen from Kano State Fire Service were on ground as early as possible to quench the fire.
Meanwhile, the main entrance gates to the Mall were shut against customers.
