Three people lost their lives, while another sustained injuries in two separate fire outbreaks reported in Kano State on Friday, according to the Kano State Fire Service.
The agency disclosed the incidents in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by its Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi.
The first incident took place on Friday around 1:30pm when a petrol tanker transporting 30,000 litres of fuel overturned and exploded at the Kura Market junction along Zaria Road.
The tanker, identified by registration number NGZ 250 XA, allegedly struck a cyclist before bursting into flames.
According to the statement, the Emergency Response Unit received a distress call from a retired Civil Defence officer, Danlami Muhammad, prompting swift deployment of firefighters from the service headquarters.
“On arrival, our men found the tanker fully engulfed in flames. Four people were affected; three were rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead, while the cyclist survived,” the statement added.
Firefighters, with support from police and FRSC officials, contained the fire and transferred the bodies to ASP Ahmad Lawan of the Kura Police Division.
Two fire trucks—one from the headquarters and another from the Kura station—were deployed to the scene.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
The second incident occurred the same day at about 2:45pm when a fire erupted at Hamisu Plaza on Maiduguri Road in Taruni Local Government Area.
Firefighters arrived to find the upper floor of the two-storey commercial structure engulfed in flames.
Three shops were destroyed, while additional shops on the first and ground floors were successfully protected.
A fire truck stationed at the ongoing trade fair responded to the emergency.
The statement also indicated that the cause of the plaza fire is still being investigated.
The Director of the agency, Alhaji Sani Anas, urged residents to exercise caution when handling fire—particularly during the harmattan season—and advised motorists to comply with traffic regulations to prevent avoidable accidents.
Nine days earlier, four members of a family were burnt to death in an early morning fire that consumed their home at Kundila Layin Baba Impossible in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State.
Additionally, no fewer than 25 temporary shops and 19 stores were destroyed in a fire at the Singer Market in Kano metropolis in the early hours of Monday, November 11, 2025.