Nine persons died, while property worth N108million was lost to fire outbreaks in Kano State in August, the state fire service said on Monday.
The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano, said that 12 houses and 10 shops were also razed during the month.
He attributed the fire outbreaks to the use of inferior electrical materials, use of boiling rings in houses, poor handling of electrical appliances and cooking.
Mohammed said the fire service was, however, able to rescue 112 persons and goods worth N300 million in 22 fire outbreaks in August.
According to him, the service received 82 rescue calls and 18 false alarms from residents during the period.
The spokesman advised the public to be careful with fire and to desist from storing petroleum products in their cars and houses.
Trending
- For swift recovery, stimulate, not levy comatose economy, by Ola Emmanuel
- Hajj 2024: NAHCON tasks kitchen staff on quality service, standard practice
- ICAN, NGX honour Dangote Cement for excellence in corporate reporting
- Osun football coach held by DSS for attempting to sodomise player
- Breaking: Man City are champions again, Arsenal second, Luton relegated + Final table
- Tinubu appoints InfraCorp as Lead developer of Nigeria’s green industrial zone, Evergreen City
- Tyson Fury: I lost because judges ‘sided’ with Ukraine
- Nigeria’s Adekeye emerges Chairperson, APPO Training Directors