Inferno destroys 30 homes in South Darfur camp

A fire that broke out at camp Gireida in Dar El Salam locality in South Darfur on Wednesday destroyed 30 shelters and a large quantity of stored food.
A camp elder told Radio Dabanga that the fire broke out in one of the houses at 12pm.
“The flames rapidly spread as a result of the heavy wind. In the end we managed to control the fire by using water and sand,” he said.
“Apart from the 30 homes, and a number of sun shelters burned to the ground, along with a large quantity of grains, groundnuts, sesame, and dried okra.

A fire that broke out at camp Gireida in Dar El Salam locality in South Darfur on Wednesday destroyed 30 shelters and a large quantity of stored food.

A camp elder told Radio Dabanga that the fire broke out in one of the houses at 12pm.

“The flames rapidly spread as a result of the heavy wind. In the end we managed to control the fire by using water and sand,” he said.

“Apart from the 30 homes, and a number of sun shelters burned to the ground, along with a large quantity of grains, groundnuts, sesame, and dried okra.