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Fire
By Bosede Olufunmi
Kano, Nov. 3, 2016 (NAN) The Kano State Fire Service recorded 38 cases of fire outbreaks in October, which destroyed goods worth N36.6 million.
The Director of the State Fire Service, Alhaji Mustapha Rilwan, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday.
He, however, put the estimated property saved from the fire during the period at N87 million.
“We also received 118 rescue calls and 28 false alarms from the public, ’’ he said.
Rilwan said that 149 lives were saved from the fire incidents, while 16 others were lost.
The director advised the public to be cautious during the harmattan period.
He also advised the public to avoid storing petrol in the house to avoid fire disaster. (NAN)
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(Edited by Joseph Edeh/Adeleye Ajayi)