At least 59 people have been killed in 19 fire incidents in Kaduna state in July, the state State Fire Service has said.
This was disclosed by the director of the fire service, Mr Paul Aboi, in an interview in Kaduna.
He said six persons sustained various injuries and one person was rescued while property worth N334, 000 were saved from the incidents.
Mr Aboi said that the fires occurred in Kaduna metropolis as well as Zaria and Kafanchan Local Government areas of the state.
He said that an accident involving a petrol tanker leading to fire along Kaduna-Zaria road was responsible for the high number of deaths recorded.
