Published on 10/20/2023 at 2:18 p.m. by Linda Manga
Many houses went up in flames on October 17, in the Toulong district in 2th district of the commune of Omboué.
A fire devastated everything in the Toulong district. A total of 4 homes were swept away by the flames. According to the information collected, the scene took place at 3:30 p.m., the populations tried in vain to stop the flames by pouring water to prevent them from burning other houses.
The residents could not be rescued by the firefighters. No loss of life was recorded, but significant material damage. The victims lost everything and are still homeless.
According to the victims, who number more than ten affected families, the origin of the tragedy follows a faulty electrical circuit which was handled very poorly.