{"id":34418,"date":"2021-01-05T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34418"},"modified":"2021-01-05T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:36:46","slug":"kano-fire-claims-134-lives-destroys-n635m-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/kano-fire-claims-134-lives-destroys-n635m-property","title":{"rendered":"Kano: Fire claims 134 lives, destroys N635m property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Kano State Fire Service says 134 lives and property worth N635 million were lost to fire incidents in the state from January 1 to December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The State Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saidu Muhammad said this while speaking with NAN on Tuesday in Kano.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad explained that the service also saved property worth N2.56 billion and 1,077 lives in 786 fire incidents during the period.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cMost of the fire outbreaks were caused by carelessness in handling cooking gas, use of inferior electrical appliances and poor wiring in homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 134 lives and property worth N635 million were lost to fire in the period under review.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad further stated that the service recorded 693 rescue calls and 184 false alarms during the period.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the service plans to retrain its 350 staff in 2021 for effective performance.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammed, however, advised residents in the state to always handle fire with care to prevent fire outbreaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Kano State Fire Service says 134 lives and property worth N635 million were lost to fire incidents in the state from January 1 to December 31, 2020. The State Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saidu Muhammad said this while speaking with NAN on Tuesday in Kano. 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