FILE COPY Four members of a family of five, lost their lives on Thursday when a raging fire, engulfed some residential buildings in ...
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Four
members of a family of five, lost their lives on Thursday when a raging
fire, engulfed some residential buildings in Tudun Murtala quarters in
Nasarrawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The fire
was said to have started some few minutes after midnight in a compound
where petrol was stored, and thereafter spread to other buildings
killing the four persons.
Some other
family members were reported to have sustained injuries including a fire
fighter who was part of the team deployed in the scene.
According
to eyewitnesses, volunteers who rushed to the scene before the arrival
of fire fighters used sand to combat the fire due to the unavailability
of water in the area.The Kano State Director of Fire Service, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed
Rilwan, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that one of his officers,
suffered severe burns, while others, who also suffered injuries were
rushed to the hospital for prompt medical attention.
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