“Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent a fire vehicle to the scene at about 8:34 p.m. to bring the fire under control.’’
The Kano State Fire Service has recorded 222 fire incidents in different parts of the state between January and March.
The service’s public relations officer, Saminu Abdullahi, said two persons died, while property worth N43.6 million was destroyed by fire during the period.
Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Kano territorial coordinator, confirmed the incident and casualty figures to journalists on Friday in Kano.
The fire occurred at about 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
He said eight sheds with carpentry equipment and eight cars were razed by the fire, while one shade and one car were slightly burnt.
Kano State Fire Service says a fire has razed 37 shops at Zawaciki in Kumbotso LGA.
Mr Abdullahi said the 21 shops were in the furniture section of the market.
Mr Abdullahi told journalists on Monday in Kano that the incident, which occurred on Sunday night, affected father, mother and five of their children.
The supplementary budget of N58.1 billion is “to take care of the infrastructure development that was not captured by the 2023 budget”.
