Three teenagers die in Kano fire
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that three teenagers died in a fire outbreak in Kabuga.
In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the service, Saminu Abdullahi, said the incident occurred on Monday night.
“We received an emergency call from Marwa Umar at about 10:40 p.m. that there was a fire outbreak at Kabuga and immediately sent a rescue team to the scene at about 10:50 p.m. to prevent the fire from spreading to other houses.
“Our men evacuated three unconscious bodies, which were later confirmed dead and the corpses were handed over to their parents,” he said.
Mr Abdullahi added that the service had already initiated an investigation into the cause of the fire.
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