BREAKING: Terrifying fire outbreak breaks at popular Ado Bayero Mall in Kano

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Kano, Kano state - A section of the popular Ado Bayero Mall at Zoo Road, Trade Fair Complex, Kano state, has been gutted by fire.

Details of the incident on Wednesday, June 19, are sketchy, but firefighters are battling to extinguish the fire.

A fire has engulfed a portion of the well-known Ado Bayero shopping mall. Photo credit: @AdoBayeroMall
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Movement has been restricted around the affected place, according to Daily Trust.

The Punch said Elizabeth Adeyemo, the lease manager of the mall, who confirmed the outbreak.

Customers were reportedly prevented from entering the mall to enable the fire service men to put out the fire as soon as possible.

Fire outbreaks in Nigeria

In 2024, several fire incidents have been recorded, including the Panteka market fire in Rigasa, Kaduna, on January 17 which destroyed the timber section of the market as confirmed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Other incidents involved a building fire at Tudun Wada Quarters in Kano, causing seven casualties from smoke inhalation, and another at Horo Eastern by-pass depot resulting in one fatality.

There have also been fires in Bodija area of Ibadan on January 16, the IC World Emporia blaze in Gwarimpa, in the federal capital territory (FCT) on January 17, and the Sobi Hospital outbreak in Ilorin, Kwara state, on January 2.

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