The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a family of seven in a fire outbreak near Tudun Wada Juma’at Mosque in Kano.
An official of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullah, confirmed the incident on Monday.
He said that the incident which occurred on Sunday night affected a father, mother, and five of their children.
“We received a distress call at the Dakata Fire Station from one Ibrahim Sani at about 12:25 am that there was a fire outbreak in a building at Tudun Wada Quarters.
“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our fire fighting vehicle to the scene at about 12:30 am,’’ Abdullah told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
According to him, seven unconscious victims were evacuated by firefighters from the slightly burned two rooms and a parlour they were occupying and rushed to the hospital.
“The doctor confirmed seven of them dead due to the smoke they inhaled,’’ he said, adding that investigation revealed that the fire, caused by an electric spark, was out of control by the time firefighters arrived.
He advised the general public to exercise caution while handling electrical appliances and inflammable materials to avoid fire incidents and other emergencies.