A dawn fire outbreak has destroyed no fewer than 50 shops at the Fatima Simra Multi-Purpose Market in the Dakata area of Kano State.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, has raised fresh concerns among traders, particularly coming days after a similar disaster at Singer Market.
The Chairman of the market’s fire committee, Dauda Haruna Chula, confirmed the incident, stating that the inferno started at about 5:00 a.m. on Friday.
He explained that the affected shops were mainly small-scale businesses involved in oil production, as well as recycling of plastics and nylon.
According to him, the fire was still raging as at the time of filing this report.
“From the preliminary assessment, about 50 shops have already been destroyed and the fire is still ongoing. We are still expecting personnel of the Kano State Fire Service,” he said.
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Chula noted that efforts had been made to alert the fire service and other relevant agencies, adding that they had confirmed awareness of the incident.
“We did all we could to notify them about the situation. I can hear the sound of their vehicle approaching,” he added.
As of the time of this report, the extent of damage and possible casualties had yet to be ascertained.
Traders at the scene, however, raised concerns over what they described as a delayed response by emergency services.
The incident comes barely one week after a major fire outbreak affected over 1,000 traders at the Singer Market, also in Kano.