Fire razes 30 shops in Kano
Fire completely razed 30 temporary shops used as rubber recycling areas at Bompai in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State on Tuesday.
Spokesperson for the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, stated that it received a distress call at about 3:30 a.m., alerting the service about the fire.
Mr Abdullahi stated that the quick intervention of the fire service saved grinding machines used for melting rubber from getting completely burnt.
He added that the cause of the fire would be determined later.
(NAN)
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