More than 3, 000 people have fled for their safeties while properties worth hundreds of thousands have been burnt down to ashes at Back Road in Lae, Morobe Province. This follows a fight among settlers from Morobe and Sepiks. The fight steamed up after the declaration of Nawaeb open seat during the National General Election. This will be the fourth week of the ethnic clash to go on in the area. Deaths and serious injuries were sustained during the fight. However police are yet to confirm the number of deaths from both warring groups. Road access from Malahang way to Back Road has been closed as the fight continues. Working class people and students have been badly affected by the fight. Workers and students have been missing on work and classes when the clash went out of hand. Majority members of communities escaped for their lives leaving their vicinities as both warring parties have been using guns to attack each other. Some business houses like Majestic Sea Food, International Food Cooperation (IFC) and Malahang Industrial Centre have paused on their operations the clash continues. Bumayong Secondary School has suspended classes for indefinite period for the safety of teachers, ancillary staff and the students. Other primary and Early Childhood Schools operating along the fighting zone have closed down since when the clash bursted out. Police have been trying their best to maintain the situation to normalcy however they were outnumbered as the fight went out of hand and now taking up almost a month now. As of Monday, PNG Defence Force Engineering Battalion from Igam Barracks intervened to help police patrol the area. Morobe Governor Hon. Luther Wenge is aware of the issue and have tasked a committee to work with the fighting groups to negotiate how best the parties can conclude the fight.