Fire has gutted part of the Mundubawa residence of former Kano Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau.

The incident occurred on Sunday evening, destroying the sitting room of Shekarau’s second wife, Halima but no life was lost, eyewitnesses said.

It was gathered officials of the State Fire Service worked hard to extinguish the fire.

It was not clear what caused the blaze but a family source said the fire reportedly began from the kitchen.

“I think the fire started from the inner kitchen. We thank God the fire only affected one of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’s sitting rooms and already the Fire Service officials are working to extinguish it,” our source said.

Malam Shekarau’s Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Sule Ya’u Sule, confirmed the incident to newsmen.

He said the fire started from the inner kitchen of the house which is at the ground floor of the mansion.

“We thank God that the fire only affected one of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’s living rooms and already men of the State Fire Service have successfully put off the fire,” he stressed.

Spokesman for Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, also confirmed the Incident.

Abdullahi was still at the scene of the fire disaster while fielding questions from newsmen.

He said he could not comment much on anything that got to do with the inferno at the moment “because we are still trying to make sure the fire does not spread to other places.” (The Nation)