A fire broke out at the popular Kantin Kwari textile market in Kano at midnight on Sunday, destroying around ten shops and causing damages estimated to be in the millions of naira.
The fire started in a structure on Gidan Inuwa Mai Bayajidda Street, which houses over a hundred shops. All the textile merchandise in the affected shops was lost.
Eyewitnesses, including shop owners, attempted to control the blaze and save some goods before the fire service arrived. Musa Abba, one of the shop owners, shared how the fire started while they were patrolling the market for security.
Despite their efforts to minimize the destruction, another shop owner expressed his distress over losing everything, expressing hope for government support in recovery efforts.
The Kano State Fire Service Command determined that the fire was caused by a solar electricity fault. The management of the Kantin Kwari market is now calling for improved fire safety measures to prevent future incidents.