Man killed in fire outbreak at Sawla

An old man believed to be in his 80s known as Nmei Sam has died in his room after a fire outbreak in the Sawla Sindaa electoral area of the Savannah region.

The unfortunate incident on Saturday has left residents in shock.

Some residents told Adom News Sam lives alone and has no electricity supply, hence cannot fathom what could have caused the outbreak.

Despite the swift response from firefighters, they arrived at the scene with motorbikes and had to douse the fire with water from nearby homes.

This is because the Sawla District fire tender has been faulty over the past month.

With the cause of the fire yet to be established, the chief of Sawla, Sawlawura Abdulai Nungbaso has appealed to residents to be cautious as the harmattan season sets in.

He also appealed to the government to work on the Sawla fire tender.

The deceased has since been released to the family for burial according to the Vagla tradition.