Inferno in Bakau Newtown

A serious fire outbreak last Saturday night gutted down an apartment belonging to one Ayo Jarju in Sallah Kunda, Bakau Newtown. According to sources, the fire outbreak, which occurred between the hours of 9 and 10pm, is connected to current instability of electricity supply. Two other apartments that are connected to the said burnt apartment were also affected.

Soon after the blazing fire erupted, hundreds of curious onlookers and concerned residents of the area converged at Sallah Kunda to offer neighbourly assistance. Several efforts were made by them to put off the blazing fire, but due to its intensity it could not materialise, until the timely intervention of personnel of the Fire and Ambulance Service in Bakau. It took the fire fighters  sometime before they could contain the blazing fire.

Several belongings and household materials such as sets of wooden bed, suitcases containing dressing clothes, a wardrop, a refrigerator, all belonging to the household of Ayo Jarju, were lost to the fire, which also burnt to ashes educational materials of some students.

Speaking in an interview with the Daily Observer, Ayo Jarju, who is a tenant of the household, said the actual cause of the inferno was not known to her, but that she felt that the cause was some how related to the unstable nature of the electricity supply.

According to her, although there were no casualities, the inferno had, in its wake, left her in a state of destitution and helplessness.

“All my belongings and household materials, including some cash, were lost to the fire,” she narrated.

She also raised concern over the fate of the affected school children who also lost all their educational materials in the fire.

Ayo Jarju then called on the government, NGOs, disaster relief organisations, as well as other donors and philanthropists to come to her aid, noting that she has been left helpless and confused.

She can be reached on 4496748/7389993.