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Gambia News : Inferno at Latri Kunda Market
Yet another fire incident, believed to have been caused by a
candle, completely razed at least two tailoring workshops in
the Latri Kunda Sabiji market over the weekend.
Speaking to this reporter at the scene one Bada Secka, a
Senegalese national, a victim, said that the fire started in
the early hours of Saturday around 4:30am when his
apprentice called to inform him that their workshop was on
fire.
According to him the fire emanated from an adjoining
tailoring shop belonging to one Modi Yaya, where an
apprentice went to sleep living a lighted candle. Having
burnt itself out, the flame from the candle caught on to the
cloths, setting alight other objects in the congested shop.
According to our sources, about 10 sewing machines and heaps
of cloth believed to be part of the lot brought by clients
preparing for the approaching Tobaski were engulfed by the
fire.
The sources further revealed that an estimated 1.5 million
dalasis worth of equipment and cloths were destroyed while
the man in the shop where the fire originally emanated
sustained serious injuries. He was rushed to the Faji Kunda
Health centre.
As women in the country compete to put on well-tailored and
expensive cloths for the Tobaski, the fate of the clients of
Bada Secka and Modi Yaya remains uncertain.
Meanwhile, the principal victims of the incident are in the
incident have appealed to the government, NGOs and
philantrophists to come to their aid. They can be reached on
(00220) 9906086 for any assistance.
Src: Point, The
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