Seventy-six persons died in 615 fire incidents recorded in Kaduna State in 2020 – Director of the State Fire Service

The director said this in Kaduna on Tuesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

He said 139 others were injured in the fire incidents, while 85 people were rescued.

The director said the state lost more than N2.5 billion to the fire outbreaks, while properties worth N5 billion were salvaged.

According to him, the number of fire incidents increased from 523 in 2019 to 615 in 2020 due to the negligence of residents in spite of the series of enlightenment.

Source Vanguard