By Bosede Olufunmi
Kano – The Kano State Fire Service says it received 52 distress calls from different parts of the state within the last two weeks.
The Public Relations’ Officer (PRO) of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday.
Mohammed noted that the calls emanated from collapsed buildings, road crashes, rescue and fire disasters.
Giving the breakdown, the PRO said 23 calls were received for fire incidents, 24 for rescue and five false alarms.
Mohammed, therefore, advised residents of the state to be cautious when using electrical appliances.
He also urged them to avoid storing petrol and other inflammable substances in shops and homes.