The 6th district of the city of Yaoundé woke up this morning of September 8 by a fire which broke out in the town hall headquarters located in the Biyem-Assi district, called Acacia. “An inferno”, according to images that circulated on social networks. According to a witness, “ firefighters arrived almost 45 minutes after the fire broke out; and then the water finished without them even being able to put out the fire. They had to leave again to refill the tank“. This gave the fire the opportunity to reignite, before a new intervention.
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Eventually, ” it is only the roof and the last level that were affected», Informed a person close to the town hall. But the latest news reported by Marcellin Gansop from Radio Equinoxe, “ everything suggests that the fire broke out on several levels at the same time, and the 2nd level was particularly affected“. Stating that “ this is where the technical services and municipal revenue are located.” The colleague who was at the scene of the incident believes that “ almost nothing is recoverable“. Also, many offices and the electrical system are inoperable.
At this time, the origin of the fire is not yet known. An investigation is open to get to the bottom of it. While a tent is set up in the middle of the courtyard to try to save the public service, Mayor Yoki Onana continues to receive comforting visits from political and administrative authorities including the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development.
