There was mild drama today at the Mundubawa country home of former Governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau after it was gutted by fire, destroying the sitting rooms of his second wife, Halima.
Although the cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained, officials of the State Fire Service are said to be grappling with water shortage.
It was gathered that the outbreak has remained uncontrollable as men of the Fire Service battle an acute shortage of water.
Eyewitnesses say the Fire Service had to seek support from private companies with their firfighting vehicles and equipment but could only do little or nothing as there was no water to subdue the inferno.
The Mundubawa country home of former governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has been gutted by Fire, destroying the sitting room of his second Wife, Halima Shekarau.
Although the fire was suspected to have started from the kitchen, the actual cause could not be immediately ascertained.
Officials of the State Fire Service struggled to put it off.
A source close to the family told Daily Post that the fire started from the inner kitchen.
He said, “We thank God the fire only affected one of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’s sitting roomm and already the Fire Service officials are working to quench it.”
The spokesperson of the State Fire Service confirmed the incident.
“We are still at the house and you know I cannot comment on anything now because we are still trying to make sure that the fire didn’t spread to other places”, he added.
