3 Apr
2013
17³Ô¹ÏÍø puts out Rumbek fire
31 March 2013 – A fire broke out in Rumbek Market today, destroying property worth an estimated 200,000 Sudanese pounds before 17³Ô¹ÏÍø brought it under control.
The cause of the blaze is still unclear, although witnesses told UN Radio Miraya it had begun at a market welding site.
When the Fire Brigade was unable to respond due to mechanical problems with its truck, Deputy Governor Mabor Achol Kuer appealed to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
"17³Ô¹ÏÍø ... responded positively by releasing immediately two trucks to come and quench the fire in the market," Mr. Kuer said.
