The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that at least five separate fire incidents were recorded across different parts of the Kano metropolis within a 24-hour period, between January 27 and 28, 2026.
The incidents, which occurred in Nassarawa, Fagge and Kano Municipal local government areas, were contained by fire service personnel, preventing what officials described as potentially devastating losses.
In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the Fire Service said distress calls were received from multiple locations, prompting the rapid deployment of firefighters from various stations across the city.
According to the statement, the first incident was reported at about 4:17 am at Badawa in Nassarawa Local Government Area, where a pharmacy shop measuring approximately 10 by 15 feet was affected.
“Our men from Dakata Fire Station were immediately mobilised to the scene. On arrival, the fire was already under control, and only a section of the pharmacy was slightly affected,” Abdullahi said.
The second fire outbreak was recorded at about 1:20 pm along Maiduguri Road in the Danladi Nasidi Housing Estate, following a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission.
Firefighters from Danladi Nasidi Fire Station responded and found an open area used for MTN and Airtel antenna installations, with the fire already under control on their arrival.
At about 6:30 pm, another fire broke out at Singar Market, opposite Bello Dandago, involving a container truck with registration number AGL 276 XY, loaded with cartons of Indomie noodles.
“Our men from Sabon Gari Fire Station discovered the container van in flames. Some parts of the vehicle and its contents were slightly affected, but by Allah’s intervention and the quick response of our personnel, the fire was successfully extinguished and major damage was prevented,” the statement noted.
The fourth incident occurred along
Independence Road, opposite Aminci Radio, also in Nassarawa Local Government Area, where an open space used as a steel turning and processing plant was engulfed by fire.
The fire reportedly damaged six turning machines, two fixed generators, two mobile generators, as well as some streetlight steel poles, solar panels and pallet-cutting equipment before it was brought under control.
The fifth fire outbreak was recorded at Ja’en, opposite Ajawa, where a ground-floor residential building measuring about 25 by 25 feet, comprising two rooms and a kitchen, was affected.
Firefighters from Sharada Fire Station responded, and put out the fire, which slightly affected parts of the building.
Reacting to the incidents, the Fire Service urged residents to observe basic fire safety measures to prevent future occurrences.
“We advise members of the public to always switch off electrical appliances when not in use, avoid illegal electrical connections, store flammable materials properly and install fire extinguishers where possible,” Abdullahi said.
He also appealed to residents to promptly report fire outbreaks to the nearest fire station to enable quick intervention.
