Buea : Fire Consumes Chariot Company Warehouse

It was a helpless scene at Chariot Hotel Complex located in Mile 18, Buea Subdivision on December 6, 2023 about 1:30 pm as fire raged on fiercely in Chariot Company Warehouse. The warehouse served Chariot Hotel, Chariot Construction and Chariot Quarry. The warehouse contained: tiles, blankets, plasma television sets, A/C, towels, bed sheets among others. These items were brought in on Thursday, November 30, 2023 with the goal to refurbish Chariot Hotel. Also destroyed in the inferno were spare parts of heavy duty machineries belonging to Chariot Construction and Chariot Quarry, all consumed in the flames. The items destroyed are valued at FCFA hundreds of millions.
As the fire flared up, the helpless population brought in buckets filled with water from their houses. Others dashed to a trip of sand nearby which they heaped on the fire. Those who fetched water at construction sites using vehicles brought in water filled in 1,000 litres of containers. Some brought in their fire extinguishers but the fire remained stubborn. It was not until someone at the fire incident site rushed to hi...