A hearth outbreak has broken 110 buildings on the Kofar Ruwa Timber Market in Kano State.
The incident is claimed to have occurred at about 7:39am on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
According to a press release issued by the Spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, PFS Kabiru Jafaru, the hearth affected 75 everlasting buildings and 35 non permanent buildings.
He defined that the hearth began at a timber supplier’s premises belonging to 1 Alhaji Abba earlier than spreading to different sections of the market.
He stated firefighters from numerous stations throughout the Kano metropolis had been instantly mobilised to the scene following the receipt of the misery name.
Jafaru stated the firefighters efficiently introduced the inferno underneath management and prevented it from spreading to different sections of the market.
He, nevertheless, didn’t disclose the estimated worth of products and property misplaced within the incident or the reason for the hearth.
The spokesperson quoted the Executive Director of the Service to have urged merchants and enterprise house owners to stay vigilant and observe fireplace security measures, notably through the harmattan season, when the chance of fireside outbreaks may improve.
He suggested members of the general public to take needed precautions to forestall avoidable fireplace incidents.
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