No fewer than 182 lives were lost in Kano due to fire disasters from January to December 2021, according to the State’s Fire Service.
The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Saminu Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement in Kano on Monday.
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According to the statement, a total of 1,240 lives were saved or rescued during the period under review.
The statement explained that over N660 million worth of properties were lost while estimated properties saved stood at over N1.5 billion.
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He said 655 road accidents and two collapsed buildings were recorded by the agency in 2021.
Abdullahi noted that the Kano State Fire Service had also succeeded in rescuing three animals and a man electrocuted at the Nasarawa Railway Cabin.
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He pointed out that 831 fire calls, 818 rescue calls, and 201 false alarms were received from the 27 Fire Stations across the state.
The Public Relations Officer maintained that 655 road accidents were attended to by the personnel of the state Fire Service last year.(End).
