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Kano Fire Service saves 135 lives, N34.6m property

The Kano State Fire Service says it saved 135 lives and property worth N34.6 million from 42 fire incidents in June.

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A firefigher walks along a dirt road after his shift as emergency service battle a blazing fire close to the Kemerkoy Thermal Power Plant, at Oren near the town of Milas on August 4, 2021. - The thermal power plant on the Aegean Sea was being evacuated on August 4, 2021, as a deadly wildfire that has raged across the country for the past week reached its edge. An AFP team saw firefighters, police cars and locals fleeing the scene as powerful flames lapped at the edges of the power station near the Aegean town of Milas. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

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The Kano State Fire Service says it saved 135 lives and property worth N34.6 million from 42 fire incidents in June.
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This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, in Kano.

Abdullahi said 24 people, however, died and property worth N13 million were estimated to have been destroyed by fire during the period.

According to him, the service responded to 77 rescue calls and 17 false alarms from residents of the state.
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The spokesperson attributed the fires to the careless use of sub-standard electrical appliances.

He advise the general public to handle fires with care to avoid inferno, as Sallah celebrations approached.

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Abdullahi also urged them to abide by traffic laws to avoid road accidents during the celebrations.
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