A huge fire has erupted in the bush in Alla Kunda spreading to Kanilai, an army commander has confirmed.
The fire started from the Alla kunda, a village near Kanilai, end of the forest and entered through Woni, the former President’s home, since on Tuesday 4 February 2020, Lt Col Krubally the head of troops in Kanilai said.
“With the help of fire fighters stationed in Kanilai, GAF soldiers and residents of Woni, they succeeded in putting the fire out by late nighfall, just for the fires to restart this afternoon,” he added.
Gambian bushes are particularly prone to bush fires in winter and the Kanilai fire comes amid comments by the spokesman of the Gambia Fire and Rescue Service that their fire engines are not built to battle bush fires. It followed claims that they are not doing anything about the frequent outbreak of bush fires.
