A fire outbreak has destroyed eight houses and property worth hundreds of Leones on Friday, February 12, 2021, in Kissy in the east of Freetown. The fire incident left dozens of residents homeless.
Recently, another fire incident at Portee Wharf destroyed over seven houses.
Saidu Kamara, a victim, explained that the incident occurred at about 3:00pm after the flame had been ignited by a spark from the electricity Metre, which supplied power to the house. “After the Metre had sparked, we thought that it was a minor problem but we suddenly saw heavy flames in the house which soon transferred to the other apartments.”
He said that they were unable to get the fire under control, and it until caused great destruction, “but with the help of the Fire Force, the fire was prevented from destroying other houses”.
A man who was sleeping in one of the apartments when the fire broke was scalded over when he ran through the flame to save himself.
He added that nine households with their heads, some with more than six children and other relatives, were affected by the incident with all their belongings lost in the fire. “All of our property was burnt. We are now living with nothing,” he added.
According to Louis Mansaray, the landowner, there were nine houses in and all of them had been destroyed in the fire.
“We are homeless; our hope is to God, government and other humanitarian organizations. We are crying for their help. We have school going children, but they have nothing left with them for schooling,” he concluded.
By Ibrahim S.Bangura
16/02/2021. ISSUE NO: 8003