Fire consumes 10 houses within five minutes
By Boris Esono in Buea
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| Outcome of the fire incident |
Residents of Great Soppo quarters in Buea
were in shock Friday, 16 September 2016 as a sudden fire outbreak razed at
least 10 houses within minutes leaving many families homeless and confused.
According
to eye witness reports, the fire was caused by a lady who abandoned her pot on
the fire and went about doing other things. The pot reportedly went ablaze and
the fire caught the walls of the carabot house before spreading easily to
neighboring houses, all of them built with plank (carabot).
In
less than five minutes, at least ten houses had been burnt to ashes, eye
witnesses said. The absence of professional fire-fighters only made the
situation worse. Police who came almost an hour later could not help the
situation.
It
is not the first time Great Soppo is faced with fire outbreaks. Some months
back, it was street one which suffered a fire incident. It left families
stranded and relying on government for assistance.
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