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Fire guts down property in Bossaso

Storyline:National News

Businessmen in Bossaso town are now counting losses after property worth hundred thousands of US dollars was razed down after a fire broke-out at a business premises at trading center.

The mysterious fire that started last night at around 11:45pm local time started at  petrol station at in the centre of the town and razed several nearby shops,

Firefighters and residents have jointly made significant efforts to contain and put off the fire after it razed down several trading centres worth of hundreds of thousands of USD.

The cause of the fire has not yet been established, “We just heard there is fire and we rushed to this side and found the several buildings burning. We don’t know what caused the fire,” Abdi Osman, a guard said.

A visibly police and local officials said that thorough investigation would be done to establish the cause of the fire.

Speaking to the media from the scene, Mayor of Bossaso Yassin Mire Da’ar said the fire caused damages and it was contained.

“We managed to salvage most of the goods although several barrels of oil went up in flames” said the mayor.