Sierra Leone’s Chief Fire Officer, Nazir Ahmad Alie Kamanda Bongay, following their preliminary investigations, has revealed that the severe fire outbreak at the Sierra Leone’s State House was caused by electrical malfunctioning.
The disastrous Fire erupted the State House in the evening hours of Saturday, 12th April, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., leaving the top structure of the building ablaze.
Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, confirmed that the government has been informed by the office of the Chief Fire Officer, confirming that the State House Fire incident was caused by electrical malfunctioning.
The Minister asserted that the fire sparked on the 3rd floor of the House and spilled over to the 4th floor, which he said causes a severe damage to the House, resulting to the malfunctioning of an electrical appliance.
In the evening hours of Sunday, 13th April, 2025, the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh conducted an on-site inspection of the fire incident, where he received a detailed briefing on the emergency response measures undertaken and a preliminary assessment of the damage.
So ,who to bleam?
Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA)
Oooo sierra leone 🇸🇱
When d poor man house court on 🔥 they said the people stilling light what about white house now 🤣😂😂🤣🤣😅
This is so disgraceful to talk about here. If this government has been so negligence over a single building that called us as sierra Leonean less to ta talk about us as citizens. It is a clearer indication that this government is not capable of spear heading our affairs
Shameful!!¡!!!
What does incident know about leadership? let us comment meaningfully on public affairs. But why most Sierra Leonean are burried in naivety?
Oh we country money na oda game leh we go