Dakar, Dec 23 (APS) – The commander of the first fire and rescue group of firefighters, Colonel Sada Dia assured that no loss of human life was deplored in thefire which broke out during the night from Sunday to Monday in the “Exclusive” hypermarket of Yoff, in Dakar, causing “considerable” material damage, the extent of which is not yet known .
“Fortunately, no loss of life has been reported, but the material damage is considerable,” said Colonel Sada Dia, adding that an investigation was opened by the gendarmerie, present on the scene.
He spoke late Monday afternoon during a press briefing, after his teams intervened to bring the fire under control.
»We were alerted at 1 hour 48 minutes and within ten minutes we arrived at the scene. But the fire, already well established on the first floor, required a massive intervention,” Colonel Dia said.
To put out this fire, in “a particularly difficult location due to access and storage conditions, as well as the diversity of products present”, a major device was deployed by the firefighters.
»Faced with the scale of the disaster, 98 officers and engineers, including 10 officers, were mobilized, supported by 28 intervention vehicles. After 13 hours of sustained efforts, the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control,” assured the commander of the Fire and Rescue Group.
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