A young man has been killed following a fire outbreak at a building in Kano state, according to reports.

It was gathered that the deceased, a fresh secondary school graduate who was waiting for admission into the university, was burnt beyond recognition following the inferno which was said to have started in the building after a domestic accident.

The victim could not be saved even as the residents tried to rescue him.

His charred remains was recovered from the building after the outbreak.

May his soul rest in peace.