{"id":36882,"date":"2023-06-12T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=36882"},"modified":"2023-06-15T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T21:48:21","slug":"brikama-market-fire-bac-promises-support-to-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/brikama-market-fire-bac-promises-support-to-victims","title":{"rendered":"Brikama Market Fire: BAC Promises Support To Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Jamang Camara, the Ward Councilor of Kembujeh Ward, confirmed that nine shops were damaged by a fire that broke out at the Brikama Market on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fire was confirmed to be caused by electricity and nine shops were affected and lost a lot of valuables,\u201d he told.<\/p>\n<p>Through their Facebook page, The Office of The Chairman of Brikama Area Council confirmed the fire incident and assured the victims of their support;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Office of The Chairman \u2013 Brikama Area Council regrets to announce the fire incident that engulfed our Brikama Central Market in the early hours yesterday, causing devastating destruction to many businesses in the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBAC commiserates with all the business owners and their families affected by the fire incident. We assure them that, as a council, we will endeavor to do our utmost to support them to recover and will further seek the assistance of anyone who can assist them,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>BAC said they will continue investigating the causes of fires and work with the central government to strengthen the fire service. This is to ensure that the fire service is able to respond to fires quickly and effectively, minimizing the damage to people and property.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will further work hard to ensure both electrical wirings and appliances are regularly inspected to ensure their safety compliance. We thus commiserate with all those affected by last night\u2019s fire incident,\u201d they concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Jamang Camara, the Ward Councilor of Kembujeh Ward, confirmed that nine shops were damaged by a fire that broke out at the Brikama Market on Saturday. \u201cThe fire was confirmed to be caused by electricity and nine shops were affected and lost a lot of valuables,\u201d he told. 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