A fire outbreak in the early hours of Friday has razed at least 50 shops at the Fatima Simra Multi-Purpose Market in the Dakata area of Kano State.
The chairman of the market’s fire committee, Dauda Haruna Chula, confirmed the development, stating that the blaze began at about 5:40am on Friday.
He said most of the affected shops were small-scale enterprises involved in oil production and the recycling of plastics and nylon materials.
According to him, the fire was still burning as of 5:40am.
“From the preliminary what we have seen, about 50 shops are already down and the fire is still ongoing. We are still expecting the Kano State Fire Service personnel,” he said.
Chula added that the appropriate authorities had been alerted and had acknowledged the situation.
“We did as much as we could to call them and inform them of the situation on the ground. I can hear the sound of their car right now,” he added.
As of the time of filing this report, the full scale of destruction and any possible casualties had yet to be determined. However, some traders voiced frustration over what they described as a slow emergency response.
The incident comes less than a week after a major fire affected more than 1,000 traders at Singer Market, also in Kano.
More details to follow…
(DAILY TRUST)
