Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a husband and wife in a midnight inferno at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU, Ungogo Local Government Area.
The service named the victims as 67-year-old man, Muhammed Uba, and his wife, 52 year-old Fatima Uba .
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 occurred 12 midnight on Thursday, Dec. 12.
According to him, “We received a distress call about 01:45 a.m. from one of our staff members, Ahmad Abubakar, and immediately sent our rescue team to the scene about 01:51 a.m,” he said.
Muhammad said it was a bungalow of about 50 by 25 feet used as a dwelling house, two rooms engulfed by the fire and were completely well alight.
He said that the victims were trapped by the smoke from the fire but were rescued unconscious with burns in some parts of their bodies.
He said that their corpses were handed over to the Ward head of Rangaza in Ungogo Local Government Area, Muhammad Rayyanu.
“The cause of the fire is under investigation,’’ he said.
The spokesperson, however, advised the public to comply with safety regulations to avoid unforeseen circumstances. (NAN)
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