The Kaduna State Fire Service said a fire incident that occurred in the early hours of Friday, January 13, resulted in the death of one Mohammadu Sani, his wife, Raulatu Sani, his son, Hashim Sani (8) and an infant, Fatima Sani.
The Zaria Zone Commander of the fire service, Mohammad Umar, made this known hours after the incident, PUNCH disclosed.
Umar said the incident occurred at around 1.00 am on Hajiya Maituwo Street, Low-Cost Area in Zaria Local Government area of the state.
He added that the fire service was called after the fire had already destroyed a substantial part of the house.
However, Umar added that the timely intervention of the fire service curtailed the spread of the inferno to neighboring houses in the area.
An eyewitness, Safiyanu Aliyu, disclosed that the late Sani was an Imam at one of the Mosques on Buhari Street, Low Cost, Zaria.
Aliyu, who did not mention the cause of the fire outbreak, said they heard a distress call from the members of a vigilance group guarding the area over a fire outbreak.
He added that by the time they came out for assistance, it was discovered that the fire had destroyed the apartment where the family resided.
He said the remains of the deceased family were taken to their family house in the Dogarawa in Sabon Gari Local Government for Islamic burial rights.
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