Fire destroys Katsina State LG secretariat

Fire razed the secretariat of the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on Sunday evening, according to reports the fire affected many offices in the secretariat, where several sensitive documents were burnt.

The Executive Secretary of the Katsina State Emergency Management Authority, Dr. Aminu Waziri, confirmed the incident in a telephone chat.

He said the agency officials were already at the scene of the incident to ascertain its real causes.

Waziri stated that no life was lost in the incident.

He added, “We have yet to ascertain the real causes of the incident. What I can tell you now is that our officials are already on the ground there. Preliminary investigation showed that no life was lost but vital documents could have been burnt as the incident also affected the stationery and information units among other areas.”

Sources told our correspondent that the fire might have been caused by power surge which led to the melting of some cables, which eventually resorted in the fire.