Two fire fighters were injured and properties worth over hundred thousand Kina were destroyed on Tuesday evening after fire burned through about two units of buildings at the Yumi Yet estate in Gerehu, Port Moresby.
Fire Superintendent of the Waigani Fire Station, Sedrick Luwai said that the fire started at around 4pm at a guest house and then spread to the nearby buildings.
He said the fire crew were able to save one school within the premises but couldn’t save the others.
“We couldn’t save the other buildings because there were no firebreaks between the units and the whole area inside doesn’t have any fire hydrants to assist firefighters with water.”
He said the two fire fighters that were injured were taken by St John Ambulance to the hospital. One fire fighter was cut by a fallen roofing iron and the other inhaled toxic fumes.
He said a full investigation will be conducted into the incident to find out how the fire started.
Fortunately, no further people were injured or killed in the fire.