The Kano fire service says a 36-year-old man, Aminu Sulaiman, has died after a trailer exploded at Kwotago Western bye pass in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state.

This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Monday in Kano.

Abdullahi said the incident occurred on Monday morning.

“We received a distress call at central control room from one Alhaji Auwal at 10:02 a.m. that there is a fire in Kwotago Western bye pass.

“Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent our team to the scene at about 10:12 a.m. to rescue the victims,” he said.

He said that on getting to the scene, it was discovered that a trailer carrying drums of used engine oil and a motorcycle were gutted by fire.

“The fire spread to two dwelling houses and two uncompleted buildings around the area where the victim was trapped and was burned to death. (NAN)

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