A fire outbreak at the Singer Market in Kano has destroyed properties worth over N5 billion, affecting more than 1,000 businesses and leaving seven persons missing. The Chairman of the market, Junaid Zakari, disclosed this on Sunday in Kano while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria. Zakari described the incident as one of the worst tragedies in the market’s history, revealing that four residential buildings housing small-scale businesses were razed. Goods, equipment and other valuables were completely burnt, crippling the livelihoods of hundreds of families. He said seven persons had been declared missing as of the time of filing this report, adding that investigations were ongoing to determine their whereabouts and confirm whether they were alive or dead. Emergency responders an...