A fire incident in Kaduna State on Friday killed a family. Kaduna State Fire Service confirmed the death of Mohammadu Sani, his wife, Raulatu Sani, son,
The fire service commander, Mohammad Umar, told newsmen that the outbreak occurred around 1 am on Hajiya Maituwo Street, in the low-cost area of Zaria Local Government. The official said the service was called after the fire had destroyed a substantial part of the house.
An eyewitness, Mafiyanu Aliyu told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that the late Sani was the imam of a mosque on Buhari Street in the area. Aliyu recalled that a distress call from the members of a vigilance group guarding the community alerted the people. By then, the inferno had consumed the apartment where the ill-fated family resided.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at their family house in Dogarawa, Sabon Gari LGA, for burial.
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