A Fire disaster in the Trye Community, Kebbah the Township of Barnesville Electoral District #11 Montserrado County has made several family members homeless with properties destroyed.
The fire which started at about 9:30pm burnt to ashes a three bedroom house which contained living and dining rooms, kitchen, pantry, two bathrooms as well as back and front porches.
This paper has not been able to independently authenticate the cause of the fire, but according to the owner of the house Mrs. Sarah Pokan, the outbreak started with smoke in one of the bathrooms and later blew into flames.
“The children called me and said there was smoke from my bathroom and when we enter, we decided to call a neighbor and tried to bring in sand to extinguish the fire then we noticed that it was already in the ceiling, that’s how we sent for ladder but could not make to put it off” Mrs. Pokan explained.
Madam Sarah Pokan said non of the family members sustained injury, but noted that none of their properties including school documents for children were taken from the house.
The victim indicated that the house was completed in 2021 and they moved in the same time.
She did not however state the monetary value of their property but added that it worth thousands of United States dollars.
Madam Pokan who is a grandmother of several children is therefore appealing to the government, philanthropists, and well-meaning Liberians to come to their aid to enable them to restart life.
She furthered that the fire incident has put her family backward and has no alternative for resettlement.
The incident left many community dwellers in sorrow as they watched the neighbor house and other properties just within a twinkle of an eye.
For his part, the Development Chairman of Trye Community in Kebbeh, the Township of Barnesville, Korvahyan Reed expressed dismay over the disastrous situation.
Mr. Reed at the same time joined the family to call on the government of Liberia, humanitarian organizations and well-meaning Liberians to help the family resettle.
By: Anthony Q. Jiffan, Jr., Contributor
