A
conflagration has left a media shop in utter ruins along the Banjul-Westfield
Road.
The
Ndokaleko Media House in Dippakunda was left completely consumed by fire on
Saturday with the loss of D150, 000 worth of stock.
14
high -power Canon cameras, three TVs, three DVDs, two Laptops, two Desktops,
two Video Mixers, Furniture, three VCR recorders including several raw files
and tapes were among the valuables destroyed in the blaze.
The
devastating inferno was reported to have occurred on Saturday morning between
the hours of 9-10am.
According
to an eye witness, the fire emanated from a neighbouring house where the
inferno was reportedly ignited by an electrical circuit.
Pa
Cherno Sallah, the proprietor and owner of Ndokaleko Media House, expressed
deep sorrow and grief over the unfortunate incident.
‘’I
was sleeping when I received a call informing me that my next door neighbour’s
house was on fire, that I should come as soon as possible because it was
overlapping into my shop. Unfortunately, before I arrived the fire had consumed
the entire shop,” the depressed proprietor said.
He
lamented that all his valuables were destroyed by the inferno and it was what
his daily livelihood depends on.
‘’I
lost everything and this is where I earn my living and take care of my family
and others who depend on me for survival. Besides, I employed four people who
will all be affected too,” Mr Sallah added.
“Six
clients who brought their cameras tapes for editing all lost their cameras to
the inferno, which was a huge blow for them,” he stated.
Mr
Sallah expressed gratitude to the neighbours, well wishers, his family both
home and abroad as well as his fellow cameramen for their show of solidarity
and sympathy.
He
advised the landlords and the physical planning department to do proper surveys
of structures and houses prior to erecting them to avoid similar scenarios in
the future.
Matarr
Jassey, a professional cameraman, said that the Ndokaleko media shop has
trained several professionals in the field.
He implored all and sundry to help ease their
desperate situation.
Ndokaleko
Media House is calling on the general public, individuals, parastatals and the
government at large to come to their aid as they struggle to come to terms with
the devastating inferno that has brought their daily engagements to a
standstill.
The
proprietor can be reached on 7783428 or 3947556.
