Fire guts hostel at Kano College of Nursing

No fewer than 16 rooms at the students ’ hostel of the Kano State College of Nursing and Midwifery have been gutted by fire .

The fire was said to have started during the Muslim evening prayer at about 6 . 20 pm on Wednesday on the third floor of Sa ’ idu Fagge hostel .

It was gathered that the fire started from a toilet .

A source at the college told The PUNCH that the fire raged for over one hour before the arrival of the Kano Fire servicemen .

When contacted, the spokesman for the Kano State Fire Service , Sai ’ du Muhammad , confirmed the incident .

He said investigation had commenced with a view to finding out the cause of the fire and extent of the damage.