Kaduna: The Kaduna State Fire Service and Public Safety reported 50 fire incidents between September and November 2025, during which properties valued at ₦1.1 billion were saved.
The outbreaks, however, claimed two lives and left several others injured.
Mr Paul Aboi, Director of the agency, who made this known in an interview with reporters on Friday in Kaduna, said the fire incidents were recorded across the Kaduna, Zaria, and Kafanchan Zones.
Aboi said the service recorded 50 fire outbreaks over the three-month period, resulting in 2 deaths, 19 injuries, and 7 rescue operations.
He added that N1.1 billion in property was saved, while losses amounted to N2.7 billion, following major incidents in densely populated communities, residential areas, and business locations.
According to him, most of the fire outbreaks were traced to electrical faults, careless handling of fire, and poor storage of flammable materials, and he stressed that the service responded promptly to reduce casualties and damage.
Aboi said the agency had intensified public enlightenment, strengthened rapid response units, and expanded community sensitisation to curb fire incidents, especially during the harmattan season.
