By Crispina Cummings
Member of Parliament for Constituency 44 in the Koinadugu district has reported to the House that his constituency is grappling with the aftermath of a fire accident that consumed 4 villages and claimed one life.
Alusine Marrah said the four villages included Mongor Bendugu with a 3-classroom building and furniture of a senior secondary school caught fire after pupils allegedly set some fire to drive away honey bees from one of the classrooms.
He said the other village, Gbenekoro, was burnt down by fire when some men working on the farmland of the town chief, inadvertently set fire to the field that later got out of control and consumed everything, including the chief who could not escape after his foot got trapped in a hole.
“Nyandakolia village was the third in a row. The fire was said to have been caused by children" the MP said, who were incinerating trash which "resulted in a huge inferno that burned down over 100 houses, a mosque, property and food bans”. While the fourth village was Mansadukoro where 27 houses were gutted.
The MP had raised the issue under Standing Order 23 which allowed them to inform the house about personal issues and others facing their constituencies.
He appealed for public support and other forms of assistance so that his constituency could come out of this "humanitarian disaster". He said the rains were almost here and that the affected victims and villagers would not stand the problems associated with the rainy season.
(C) Politico 17/04/14
