Shop owner burns to death trying to save goods inside burning store
A shop owner was burnt to death on Tuesday while recovering his property from his store at the Gusau Central Market, the Zamfara Fire Service said on Wednesday.
Abdullahi Dauran, director of Zamfara Fire Service, confirmed the incident.
“We received a report of the fire outbreak and deployed our men to the scene. We were able to put the fire under control, but one person lost his life while trying to remove his property from his shop.
“We are investigating to ascertain the cause of the incident and to determine the actual extent of damage,’’ Mr Dauran said.
(NAN)
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