Man dies in Kano fire

A 40-year-old man was burnt to death in a fire at the General Hospital at Badawa Layout in Nassarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State on Wednesday. Kano State Fire Service spokesman, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Thursday, said the service received an emergency call on Wednesday that there was a fire outbreak at the […]

A 40-year-old man was burnt to death in a fire at the General Hospital at Badawa Layout in Nassarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State on Wednesday.

Kano State Fire Service spokesman, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Thursday, said the service received an emergency call on Wednesday that there was a fire outbreak at the facility.

He said, “On arrival we found that the fire was in a generator room where two diesel tanks and four sets of generators had been razed.

“The victim sustained injuries and was taken out of the generator room unconscious. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital.’’