The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of one person and a burnt truck following a fire incident at an illegal refinery and engine oil depot at the Katanga area of Wailari, located along Ring Road Bypass, opposite Maryam Shekarau Estate in Gezawa LGA of Kano State.
The Public Relations Officer of the state Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident, said the fire which started around 9:50 a.m. on Monday, also destroyed four residential houses in the area.
It took personnel of the Kano State Fire Service, National Emergency Management Agency and fire workers from Salbas Petrol Station more than three hours before they could bring the fire under control.
He said the dead body, which was burnt beyond recognition, was recovered from the debris by the fire service personnel.
It was gathered that the place, which is located in the midst of residential houses, is used to keep scraps of trucks and trailers in addition to storing fuel and refining used engine oil for other purposes.
“No one can say whether the place is used for refining of used engine oil or storing fuel and other related commodities.
“So, no one can say what exactly happened that led to the inferno but the person that died was trapped in the fire and burnt beyond recognition,” Abdullahi said.
He advised residents to always take precautionary measures to prevent fire incidents especially now that the harmattan season had set in.
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