Five people died and ten were rescued after building collapses occurred in Gaida and Kurna areas of Kano State, according to the Kano State Fire Service.

Kano State Fire Service responded to two separate fire outbreaks in Kano, one at an Access Bank branch and another at a residential building.

A man was successfully rescued alive by the Kano State Fire Service after being trapped under a collapsed wall during a demolition exercise in Kano.