Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident that occurred at Gwarzo Market in the Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State.
According to The PUNCH, The inferno which happened on Monday, has thrown the victims into critical condition as many of them were said to have lost millions of naira to the incident.
The Zonal Information Officer of the local government, Rabiu Khalil, confirmed the incident.
“The fire started at midnight of last Sunday and it took the State Fire Service personnel up to Monday morning before they could finally put it out,” the statement said.
Khalil explained that dozens of shops were razed by the inferno, while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.
He, however, noted that there was no injury
One of the victims, Dayyabu Bala, said he lost property worth over N5 million to the fire.
He called on the government and other well-to-do individuals to come to their assistance to alleviate their suffering.
A member representing Gwarzo Federal Constituency, Abdulahi Babangandu, had paid a sympathy visit to the affected traders where he donated N500,000 to the victims.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, also confirmed the incident, saying 22 shops were destroyed by the inferno.
Abdullahi, however, explained that out of the 22 shops, two were under construction in the market.
“The number of affected shops was 22 out of which two were uncompleted,” he said.
