Over 800 Shops Destroyed As Fire Guts Market In Kano

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Traders at the Sabon Gari market in Kano state Nigeria, explained that the fire started at about 11 pm on Friday night and it continued till around 2 pm on Saturday, before fire fighters could extinguish it totally yesterday afternoon. the fire lasted for about 11 hours.

 The fire destroyed over 800 shops in the market and goods that were worth billions of Naira. Some traders practically fainted on hearing about the incident and were rushed to the hospital. The cause of the fire was suspected to be caused by electricity upsurge, some traders blamed the market officials and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company for the disaster.