Latest News Jun 2, 2010
By AbdulSalam Muhammad
KANO — The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, has identified safety consideration and security consciousness as factors responsible for incessant fire outbreak in major markets in Kano.
A position paper submitted by the Kano branch of the Society under the leadership of the branch chairman, Alhaji Rabiu Ali observed that absence of fire hydrant in the affected markets and water storage reservour impede fire fighting when ever the need arises.
Rabiu lamented non-compliance to building code in the markets during construction, stressing that most of the shops have no fire resistance that made it highly vulnerable and susceptible to fire outbreak.
“Although the shops were built to house highly combustible materials…
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