NAN-DS-4
Outbreaks
By Bosede Olufunmi
Kano, Oct.7,2016 (NAN) The Kano State Fire Service said it had recorded 24 cases of fire outbreak in September that consumed goods worth N10.8 million.
The Director of the Service, Alhaji Mustapha Rilwan, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday.
Rilwan also disclosed that property worth N33.5 million was saved from the various fire outbreaks that occurred during the period.
“We also received 105 rescue-calls and 15 false alarms from the public,’’ he said.
Rilwan said that 185 lives were saved from various fire incidents, while seven lives were lost.
He advised the general public to be vigilant and to shun any act capable of causing fire outbreaks.(NAN)
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Edited by Abdullahi Yusuf