Blaze ravages Taiz housing complex

TAIZ, March 15 (Saba) - The zone which was home to the marginalized
people in the province of Taiz was completely destroyed as a huge
fire broke out ravaging all fifty homes that were made of aluminum
and straw, the newsyemen.net has reported.

The fire started when one of the people at the complex prepared tea
with wood and paraffin but was fanned by winds which caused flames
to move to a nearby home where plastic materials along with other
combustible substances were found, police said.

The blaze caused other material losses which authorities estimated
at YR 5 million.

However, there have been no reported casualties as the people who
lived at the complex were outside when the fire started.

The complex was totally devastated because authorities were not
informed of the fire when it started, police said.

People at the complex tried to control the fire by themselves and
when they realized it was too difficult to deal with the blaze they
then called firefighters, police made clear.

Firefighters fought for hours until the blaze came under control.

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