By Richmond B Tholley
A devastating fire on Thursday, December 21st, 2023, left ten family members of a village in northern Sierra Leone homeless.
Residents of Massosingbi village, in Simiria Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, were sleeping on the day of the incident when the fire engulfed burning down properties worth millions in local currency.
Sorie Foday Bangura, the head of the family said all personal belongings, fiscal cash, rice, ground, and zinc were burnt.
“Even school and learning materials belonging to school-going pupils were burnt,” Bangura added.
Since the occurrence of the incident, he said they have been sleeping outside because all of the houses and properties had been burnt by the fire.
He called on humanitarians and the government of Sierra Leone to help rescue them from their current crisis.
“Our children cannot afford to go to school since the incident occurred and we are asking for help,” he stated.
Even their clothes, he said were also burnt down.
The Tonkolili District Council and the government of Sierra Leone, the family said have not intervened, but pleaded for their support and help.
