On June 2, a part of the Enco 5 market was ravaged by a fireplace. The hearth broke out round 9:20 p.m., reverse the Enco5 city police station, on the highway resulting in Sangoyah. It consumed not less than ten shops, containers and their contents. In keeping with a witness, a brief circuit was the trigger. All through the day, the world was at the hours of darkness, energy got here again shortly earlier than 8 p.m. An hour later, the tragedy occurred: “We had been on the facet of the highway, we noticed smoke coming from a container promoting imported chickens. We cried for assist. A passerby used his fireplace extinguisher. We thought it was over. However as quickly as we opened the container, the hearth burst out and unfold to the opposite outlets.”
On this a part of the market, footwear, garments and even beauty merchandise are usually bought. All the things was diminished to ashes by the flames. A saleswoman declares having misplaced every thing: “I used to be already in mattress, a neighbor knowledgeable me that our locations are burning. I do not even acknowledge the precise location of my retailer anymore. I misplaced every thing, I don’t know what to do as a result of I’ve to begin from scratch.”
For practically two hours, the younger folks fought, naked fingers or with buckets of water, in opposition to the flames. They first managed to take away the roofs on one half, earlier than containing the hearth on the opposite half. The firefighters had been conspicuous by their absence. The Civil Safety numbers had been known as even by the law enforcement officials from the City Police Station. With out success. A non-public firm wished to supply providers, however shortly withdrew given the anger of younger individuals who denounced abandonment.
After we left the scene (10:30 p.m.), the hearth was not but fully below management. Malicious folks additionally tried to steal the few objects saved.
Yacine Diallo
2024-06-02 23:26:52