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Kano,Oct. 10, 2016 (NAN) The Kano State Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport has approved the construction of a standard fire service station at Abubakar Rimi Market, Sabon Gari, to ensure quick response toward protecting lives and property.
This is contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Alhaji Mohammed Sani in Kano on Monday.
Sani said that the approval was announced by the Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Alhaji Shehu Haruna when he led Senior Executives of the Ministry to inspect the state fire service headquarters at Kofar Nassarawa, Kano.
Haruna explained that the state government had also approved the repair of six trucks, four fire engines, water tankers and ambulances, among others, for the State Fire Service Headquarters for smooth operations.
The commissioner added that the state government recently bought fire fighting materials worth
millions of Naira.
He commended Mr Lee group, Fass Agro, Security Agencies and other private groups who contributed immensely in the recent fire outbreak which wrecked some parts of the state.
Earlier, the state’s Director of fire service, Alhaji Mustafa Rilwan, had commended Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for efforts in improving the services of the fire fighting department. (NAN)
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Edited by Akin Makanjuola