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Property worth fortune have been destroyed, following a ghastly fire outbreak in Kano State.
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The fire was reported to have started in the evening around 7pm at the popular Kantin Kwari textile market in the Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State.
A fire outbreak has thrown many into mourning, as popular textile market in. Kano State goes up in flames.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that an inferno occured in the popular Kantin Kwari textile market in the Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State, destroying several shops in the process.
It was gathered that the fire, which started at about 7 pm, began at Gidan Inuwa Mai Mai Bayajidda Street and affected a number of buildings in the middle of the market.
Confirming the incident, the chairman of the traders’ association, Balarabe Tatari said the fire was curbed with the help and swift response of the Federal Fire Service, Kano State Fire Service, private companies, and reinforcements from Sabon Gari, Dawanau, and Singa Markets.
He said;
“The prompt intervention of the Kano State Fire Service, the Federal Fire Service, and reinforcements from private companies, Sabon Gari, Dawanau, and Singa Markets put out the fire,”
He added that personnel from the DSS, Nigeria Police Force, and other relevant authorities were on the ground to provide security around the market.
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Also confirming the incident, the PRO of the Kano State Fire Service Saminu Abdullahi said;
“Yes, there was a fire outbreak in the Kantin Kwari market, but we’re yet to receive details from our personnel who are still there. As soon as we get details, we will get back to you,”
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