The Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO has rejected the suggestion by an official of the state fire service that the inferno which destroyed the famous Sabon Gari market during the weekend was caused by an electrical spark.
In a statement signed by its Chief Customer Relations Officer, Malam Abubakar Yusuf, KEDCO said that the feeder line supplying electricity to the market was not on at the time of the fire outbreak, and had indeed been switched off since Friday evening because of load shedding.
“We wish to put the records straight that the fire incidence at Sabon-Gari market never emanated from power spark.
“It is also on record that the two dedicated transformers supplying the market are still intact and had no sign of any power surge after the incidence.”
The statement lamented the attempt by the fire service to link the disaster to power surge.
“The fire service never called us to alert us of the incidence as they normally do when there is a fire outbreak, but unfortunately for us they just went ahead to blame us.”
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