Two fire outbreaks hit Access Bank branch, residential building in Kano

Two abstracted occurrence outbreaks were recorded successful Dawakin Tofa and Kumbotso Local Government Areas of Kano State, affecting an Access Bank subdivision and a residential building.

The Kano State Fire Service disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Tuesday, August 11, 2026, by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi.

According to the statement, the archetypal incidental occurred astatine astir 1:17 p.m. connected Monday astatine Bank, Dawanau, successful Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, aft the bureau received a distress telephone from a antheral identified arsenic Michael.

Firefighters from the Dawanau Fire Station responded to the country and recovered a one-storey gathering measuring astir 100 by 80 feet, which was being utilized arsenic a slope branch.

The connection said the occurrence affected a Mikano generator, which was wholly engulfed, portion an electrical transformer was somewhat affected.

“The responding firefighters successfully contained the occurrence and prevented it from spreading to different parts of the slope building,” the connection said.

The origin of the flame, according to the Fire Service, is inactive nether ...