An early morning inferno on Saturday destroyed shops at Sabon-Gari Market, Kano, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
This is the second fire incident in the last four months with the first destroying hundreds of shops and property worth billions of Naira.
Eyewitness said the fire, which affected shops belonging to meat, fish and vegetable sellers, started around 5:00am.
Men of the State Fire Service, were however, able to control the inferno before it spread to other parts of the market.
When contacted, the State Director of Fire Service, Mustapha Rilwan, said the fire, which started around 5:00am, destroyed many stalls.
“The affected shops were made up of shift but our people were able to put off the fire in time.
“The fire was said to have been caused by some people believed to have been cooking in the market.”
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Posted: at 23-07-2016 09:13 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dickieponga at 24-07-2016 03:23 AM (7 years ago) (m)
How fire no go destroy am wen d shops are made of wood, and dere are no health & safety standards and guild lines so wat do u expect.. Imagine somebody cooking with kerosene in a shop full of rafters wat do u think will happen...?
Posted: at 24-07-2016 03:23 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
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