Kano Firefighters Contain Twin Blazes at Bank, Residential Building
Firefighters in Kano State brought two separate blazes under control on Monday, one at a bank branch and another at a residential property, according to the state Fire Service. The first fire broke out around 1:17 p.m. at an Access Bank branch in Dawanau, within Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area. The alert came through a caller identified only as Michael, who contacted the agency's Emergency Response Unit. Crews from the Dawanau Fire Station rushed to the scene and found flames tearing through a single-storey structure roughly 100 by 80 feet in size that housed the bank. A Mikano generator on the premises was completely destroyed by the fire, and a nearby electrical transformer sustained minor damage. Firefighters managed to stop the blaze before it could spread further into the building, and the cause has not yet been determined. Hours later, at about 6:19 p.m., a second fire was reported in Sabuwar Gandu, Sheka Gari, in Kumbotso Local Government Area. This time the distress call came from a resident named Ahmad Mainama, prompting a response from the Sharada Industrial Area Fire Station. On arrival, firefighters discovered a single-storey residential home, about 40 by 30 feet, engulfed in flames that had already spread through two bedrooms, the sitting room and the kitchen. Using a jet from the Commando 3 truck stationed at Sharada, along with two extra jets supplied by neighbouring factories, the team eventually brought the fire under control. As with the bank fire, investigators have yet to determine what sparked the blaze. Details of both incidents were released Tuesday in a statement from the Fire Service's spokesperson, ACFO Saminu Abdullahi, who credited the outcome to swift coordination between firefighting units and nearby support. Following the two incidents, the Fire Service's Director, Alhaji Sani Anas, called on residents across the state to take fire prevention more seriously. He urged households to keep working fire extinguishers on hand and to observe basic safety precautions at all times, adding that early reporting remains critical to preventing loss of life and property. The agency reiterated its appeal for the public to stay alert and act quickly whenever a fire breaks out, so that responders can be dispatched without delay.
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