Fire razes furniture company in Kano
Story from Shafaatu DAUDA, Kano
A furniture company, Vava Furniture, situated on Murtala Mohammed way in Kano metropolis, has been razed down by fire on Wednesday.
According to an eyewitness, Udo Jonah, the fire, which started in the early hours of Wednesday, destroyed virtually everything in the company.
“It started after 10:00am, on coming out here I saw people shouting fire. In less than an hour the fire has razed the building.
“The fire extinguisher wasn’t working I was told and the Fire Service didn’t turn up on time. We helped them to save some of their goods there.
“It’s not really a good day today because this is my business area where I work. They’re my neighbours.”
On his part, the Public Relations Officer, Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi Yusuf said, “we received a fire call around 10:58am that there was fire incident at Vava furniture along Murtala Mohammed Way.
“While the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained, it is believed to be a case of electrical fault and because of the nature of the items in the company, the fire was hard to get under control,” Yusuf said.
