Fire razes six shops in Kano market

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Fire in the early hours of Friday destroyed six shops at Kurmi (Yan’ Jagal) Market in Kano State.

The spokesman for the State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano.

He said: “We received a distress from Jakara police division at about 01:35 a.m. that there was a fire outbreak at the Kurmi Jakara market.

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“Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent a fire vehicle to the scene to bring the situation under control.

“However, no life was lost, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.”

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