The Tsangaya model boarding primary school, located at Kiyawa village, Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano state, was gutted by fire, on Sunday.
The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.
Although, the fire completely destroyed 14 classrooms, 12 offices, and 21 toilets within the school premises, Abdullahi said that no life was lost during the unfortunate incident as all the students were successfully evacuated.
Abdullahi explained that the fire started from the administrative block, pointing out that the school solar system was the cause of the fire.
He explained that the Bichi Fire Service station received an emergency call from a resident of the area, one Alhaji Gaddafi Sani Bagwai, that there was a fire outbreak in the school.
