By Lamin Njie
Parts of Brikama Market were ravaged by fire early Tuesday thrusting back to the fore concern over frequent fire outbreaks in the country.
Brikama market is the trading spot for thousands of people who come from all parts of the West Coast Region.
The fire broke out at around 12am but it’s cause is yet to be determined.
Fire spokesman Pateh Gibba told The Fatu Network: “Like any other fire, this one was of course devastating because Brikama could not attend to the scene because they were incapacitated by the lack of a fire appliance [engine].
“The fire appliance belonging to Brikama is not in order. It’s an old fire engine, it could not move so we had to call Serrekunda to intervene. And Serrekunda drove all the way from KM to West Coast.
“Kotu was also called and they were able to quench the fire. The cause and extent of the damage is being investigated.”
