Traders have been counting their losses since an early morning fire destroyed six permanent and 74 temporary shops at Kano’s Kurni Market.
Saminu Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to the statement, when they arrived, they discovered that about six permanent shops and 74 temporary shops had been engulfed by fire, covering an area of about 160 X 100 ft used as market stalls.
He stated that the agency received an emergency call about the matter at 5.23 a.m. from one Aliyu Alkasim.
“Today, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, our control room received an emergency call at about 5.23 am from one Aliyu Alkasim. He reported an outbreak of fire at Kurmi Market Kano Municipal Area,” he said.
Abdullahi added that immediately after receiving the report, the service mobilised its men to the scene.
“We turned out our men from various fire stations within the metropolitan and they arrived at the scene of the incident, around 5.27am,” he added.
He said the service was able to successfully save many shops within the market area and no injury was recorded while no life was lost.
He said the cause of the incident was still under investigation.
Abdullahi urged members of the public to always switch off all electrical appliances and disconnect from the source when not in use and avoid careless use of naked fire in the market.