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Fire guts four shops with spare parts, hospital equipment in Kano 

The incident occurred on Monday morning, with the cause of the fire still under investigation.

• January 2, 2023
Kano Fire Service truck
Kano Fire Service truck

Fire has razed four shops on Airport Road, close to France Road, Kano, in the Fagge Local Government Area of the State.

This is contained in a statement issued by the public relations officer of the State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, on Monday in Kano.

He said the incident occurred on Monday morning.

“We received a distress call at about 09:06 a.m. from Hamish Ahmed, and we immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 09:13 a.m. to stop the fire from spreading to the other shops.

“The four shops razed by fire were used to sell hospital equipment, and car spare parts, while one shop was slightly burnt with toilet wares,” the statement said.

He said the cause of the fire was under investigation.

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