The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of 67 year-old man, Muhammed Uba, and his wife, 52 year-old Fatima Muhammed at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU, Ungogo Local Government Area
The Director of Kano State Fire Service, Hassan Muhammad disclosed this in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Saminu Abdullahi on Friday in Kano.
Muhammad explained that the incident happened on Thursday midnight.
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According to him, “We received a distress call at about 01:45 a.m. from one of our staff Ahmad Abubakar and immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 01:51 a.m,” he said.
Abdullahi said it is a building of ground floor of about 50 by 25 ft used as a dwelling house, two rooms engulfed by fire and were completely well alight.
He said the victims were trapped by the smoke from the fire.
They were rescued unconscious with burns in some parts of their bodies.
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Abdullahi said their corpse were handed to the Ward head of Rangaza in Ungogo Local Government Area, Muhammad Rayyanu.
“The cause of the fire is under investigation”,he said.
The spokesman however advised the general public to comply with safety regulations in order to avoid unforeseen circumstances