The Kano State Fire Service has rescued a 48-year-old woman, Aisha Usman, , after she accidentally fell into a collapsed pit latrine at her residence, on Sunday.
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.
Mohammed 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.
“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 adding that Aisha has been handed over to her husband.
Mohammed, however, advised residents to be cautious in using pit latrines to avoid future accidents.
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