Muhammad Uba, 67, and his wife, Fatima Muhammad, 52, died following a fire outbreak in their home in the Rangaza community, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, on Friday.

Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, spokesperson for the Kano Fire Service command, stated that the control room received an emergency call at about 01:45am from FS Ahmad Abubakar.

“Crew on duty from Bompai fire station were mobilised to the place where the incident happened and arrived at the scene of incident at about 01:51am.

“When they arrived, they found that the fire had been successfully controlled on the arrival of the brigade,” Abdullahi said.

He added, “Two rooms were engulfed by fire and were completely well alight. Meanwhile, a 67-year-old man named Muhammad Uba and his wife, Fatima Muhammad of about 52 years old, were trapped by the smoke.

“Victims rescued unconscious with burns in some parts of their bodies and later confirmed dead.”

The remains of the deceased were handed over to the ward head, Muhammad Auwalu Rayyanu, while investigations into the cause of the fire continued.

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