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The Kano fire service says 10 shops were destroyed by an inferno at the popular Rimi market in the state.

Saminu Abdullahi, spokesman of the service, who confirmed the incident, said the fire incident occurred at about 8:40 pm on Wednesday after the market had closed.

He said while no injuries or deaths were recorded during the inferno, some permanent and temporary shops were razed down.

“The fire incident occurred at about 8:40 pm on Wednesday. We received a distress call from one Magaji Umar that there was a fire outbreak at the market where they sell mattresses, beds, and carpentry materials,” he said.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent some of our personnel and fire-fighting vehicle to the scene at about 8:49 pm to quench the fire so as not to affect other shops.”

He added that apart from the six permanent and four temporary shops that were completely razed, one public convenience was slightly burnt.

He attributed the cause of the fire to an electric spark from an improvised structure.