Fire guts oldest Kurmi market in Kano

About 70 permanent and temporary shops were destroyed, yesterday, by fire in Kano’s popular Kurmi market. Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the State Fire service (SFS), Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said they received an emergency call at about 5:23a.m. from one Aliyu A Alkasim over the outbreak of the fire.