Kano Fire Service
31 Dec
The Kano State Fire Service said it rescued 279 persons and property worth N1.8 billion from 55 fire incidents recorded from January to December. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Tuesday. According to Abdullahi, 201 persons lost their lives,…
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The Kano State Fire Service says it rescued 27 persons and saved property worth N370m from 54 fire incidents recorded between September
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The Kano State Fire Service retrieved the lifeless body of an unidentified man who fell into a well on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Spokesperson for the state fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a press release. On Saturday, 2nd November 2024, at approximately 16:15 hours, the central control room of the department received…
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The Kano Fire Service has put out the fire in the Matan Fada School of Technology in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. Abdullahi said that the incident occurred on…
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