The Public Relations
Officer of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, in Kano, on Monday, said that
the incident occurred while the woman was trying to use the rest room at her
residence in Sharifawa in Gaya Local Government Area of the state.
The Kano State Fire Service
on Monday said it successfully rescued a 48-year-old woman, Aisha Usman, after
she accidentally fell into a collapsed pit latrine at her residence, on Sunday.
He said that the service
received a distress call from a relative shortly after the incident around 6.45
p.m. on Sunday after which it swung into action.
He added that “upon
receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our rescue team and a vehicle
to the scene at about 7 p.m.”
He expressed joy that the
woman was rescued without sustaining injuries.
He added that “we rescued
the woman and handed her over to the husband.”
Mohammed advised residents
to be cautious in using pit latrines to avoid future accidents.
(NAN)
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