Posted on: 01:39 Sat, 02 Apr 2016



Another mid-night fire outbreak on
Thursday gutted Gwarzo market in
Gwarzo Local Government Area of
Kano State, destroying property
worth millions of Naira.

An eye witness told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano
on Friday that the incident
occurred around 1:00 a.m.

The witness said the fire destroyed
the entire furniture section of the
market before it was put out by
men of the fire service in the area.
When contacted, the Director of the
state’s Fire Service, Alhaji
Mustapha Rulwan, confirmed the
incident.

He said the fire started around 1:45
a.m. and destroyed 30 shops in the
furniture section of the market.

“We got the report of the incident
around 1:45 a.m. and our men in
Gwarzo office were able to quench
the fire around 3.25 a.m. today
(Friday).

“Our preliminary investigation
indicated that the fire spread to the
shops and other places when some
traders attempted to burn sawdust.

He, however, warned people to take
precautionary measures while
using fire.