The Kano State Fire Service had disclosed that no fewer than 111 persons have been burnt to death in a series of fire incidents in the state.
Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saidu Muhammed, disclosed that losses were recorded in 813 fire incidents in Kano between January and December 2019.
Muhammed also said that his men saved 1,055 lives and property worth N1.9 billion from 813 fire incidents during the period.
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“597 people were involved in road accidents, seven in collapsed buildings, 54 fell inside well, 58 fell inside open water and the remaining 97 were involved in flood, domestic fire incidents among others,” he said.
Muhammed said that property valued at N679 million were destroyed during the period, while the service received 744 rescue calls and 180 false alarms from residents.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria that road accidents, inferior electrical materials; use of boiling rings, as well as poor handling of electrical appliances, cooking gas and fireplace were major causes of the inferno.
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