An early morning fire gutted
the DAAR Communication Plc,
AIT/Raypower, office in Kano
on Friday, destroying
equipment worth millions of
Naira.
Nobody died or sustained any
injury in the inferno which
lasted for over three hours.
The head of the station,
Abdullahi Addy, said the fire
started around 8.20am when
the station was on
transmission. He said studio
workers suddenly saw smoke
in the office, which is on the
6th floor of the building.
Mr Addy said the fire
destroyed equipment such as
transmitters, cameras, the
library, and the editing box
of both the television and
radio studio.
"Though it is painful, but we
pray that the station will
bounce back with more
determined to inform,
educate and entertain its
numerous listeners," he said.
"We give gratitude to God
that this fire did not kill
anybody and nobody
sustained any injury. But it is
unfortunate that our whole
corporate studio and office
have been razed down by the
fire." He commended the
efforts of fire fighters who
immediately swung into
action and subdued the fire
after a two hour battle.
The Director of Operations
of the state fire service,
Kassim Abdullahi said he
mobilised men and enough
vehicles immediately he got
information about the fire.
"We cannot ascertain the
number of properties lost by
the station, but we will
investigate the cause of the
fire and make it known soon".
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