Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State
No fewer than twelve persons died as a result of 385 fire incidents in Sokoto State from January till December this year, according to the Director-General of the State Fire Service Department, Alhaji Ibrahim Dingyadi.
Dingyadi revealed in Sokoto on Monday that properties worth over N 2.1 billion were also lost in the infernos.
Properties worth over N 2.8 billion were also saved from the blazes by the Department.
Dingyadi attributed most of the infernos to electrical faults and mishandling of fires in homes, markets and other commercial areas.
”The Department has embarked on series of sensitisation campaigns to raise awareness of the residents on fire prevention and mitigation.
”They are also being sensitized on the need to report fire outbreaks on time, as well as follow laid down…
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