A fire accident that occurred in Kurni Market in Kano, has destroyed a total of 80 shops.

The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday.

Abdullahi said the service received an emergency call at about 5:23 am from one Aliyu Alkasim over the outbreak of the fire disaster.

He said immediately after receiving the report, the service mobilized its men to the scene, turning out men from various fire stations within the metropolitan area and they arrived at the scene of the incident at about 05:27 am.

He said with good effort of their men, the service was able to successfully save several shops within the market area and no injury was recorded and no life was lost. He said the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

He urged the general public to always switch off all electrical appliances and disconnect from the source when not in use and avoid careless use of naked fire throughout the market premises.