Fire razes shops, others in Jigawa

No fewer than three shops and valuables worth millions of naira were razed by fire at Bakin Kasuwa in the Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Friday, December 1, 2023.

The spokesperson for the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State, DSC Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said the inferno razed three shops, a stall, and part of a mosque in the area.

Shehu stated: “On Friday at about 10:30 p.m., NSCDC Hadejia Divisional Office received a distress call about a fire outback at Na Malam Zangi Shopping Complex situated at Bakin Kasuwa, Hadejia main market.

“A team of disaster response officers were immediately mobilised to the scene to put off the fire and salvange unburnt property and guard against theft.

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“Sadly, at the time of their arrival, the fire had already consumed three phones and accessories shops, a stall, and part of a mosque.”

He noted that the course of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

The NSCDC spokesman said eyewitness, however, claimed that the fire started from a spark from an electrical pole close to one of the shops.

Shehu added that the fire was put out by the combined efforts of NSCDC officials, fire service, and residents of the area.

He noted that no causality was recorded in the incident, but property and valuables worth millions of naira were lost.

The Star