The spokesman, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano, said that it happened at about 02:52 a.m. on Thursday, Dec.13.
He said the inferno affected four rooms, two parlours, 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, however, advised residents to be more careful, especially during the dry season and to desist from using instruments that could trigger a fire in their environment.
