The Kano State Fire Service on Monday contained two separate fire outbreaks at an Access Bank branch in Dawanau, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, and a residential building in Sabuwar Gandu, Sheka Gari, Kumbotso Local Government Area.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the incidents occurred at about 1:17 pm and 6:19 pm respectively. The first incident was reported to the service’s Emergency Response Unit by a caller identified as Michael, who alerted the agency to the fire at the Access Bank branch in Dawanau.
“Firefighters from the Dawanau Fire Station immediately responded to the distress call and arrived at the scene to find a one-storey building measuring about 100 by 80 feet being used as a bank.
“The fire affected a Mikano generator, which was fully engulfed, while an electrical transformer was slightly affected,” the statement said.
