Kano State Fire Service said on Thursday that an early morning fire razed an entire building at Unguwar Hotoro Arewa area of Kano metropolis.
The fire service spokesperson Saidu Mohammed confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Mr Mohammed said the incident occurred at about 02:52 a.m. on Thursday.
He said the inferno affected four bedrooms, two living rooms, three toilets and one kitchen in the residential building, adding that the cause of the fire was still being investigated.
“We received a distress call in the early hours of this morning (Thursday) from one Malam Muazu Mohammed at about 02:52 a.m. that there was a fire outbreak at a dwelling house in their area.
“Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent a fire engine to the scene at about 03:00 a.m., to bring the situation under control,’’ he said.
Mohammed advised residents to be more careful, especially during the dry season and to desist from using instruments that could trigger fire in their environment.
Also, Mr Mohammed said that one 25-year-old Halifa Mahmuda was reported to have drowned when he fell into an open pool of water on Thursday morning at Kofar Dan’ Agundi in the same Kano metropolis.
Mohammed said that the service received a call from the Village Head Hamza Aminu at about 9:03 a.m. that a body was found floating on the water.
“Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our rescue team and a vehicle to the scene, at about 9:08 hrs.” he said.
The deceased was rescued unconscious but later confirmed dead.
His remains have been handed to the village head.
Mohammed said that the cause of Mahmuda’s death was also under investigation.
