Fire Gut Popular Ado Bayero Mall In Kano

Fire has reportedly gutted a section of the popular Ado Bayero shopping mall in Kano State.

Naija News learnt that firefighters are currently battling to put out the fire and it is still unclear what led to the fire incident.

According to Daily Trust, movement has been restricted around the affected place.

The lease manager of the mall, Elizabeth Adeyemo, explained the reason was to enable the fire service men free access to put off the fire as soon as possible.

Fire Guts Twin Duplex In Lagos

In other news, a twin duplex at No. 16, Alhaji Jubril Str. Magodo Phase 11, a Lagos State suburb, was engulfed by fire last Friday.

Naija News reports that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident in a statement to Newsmen in Lagos.

Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency responded swiftly to the incident area after a distress call was made via the state’s Toll-Free Emergency numbers, 767 and 112.

He said the fire service department extinguished the fire and ensured the safety of the occupants, with no injuries or fatalities recorded.

He added that thorough investigations revealed that the fire was caused by an electrical surge from the air conditioner unit in one of the rooms in the main duplex.