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Fire destroys part of the Casa do Gaiato in Mozambique
3:49 CAT | 28 Nov 2022
Photo: Casa do Gaiato de Moçambique
A fire destroyed part of the main building at the Casa do Gaiato in Mozambique on Thursday, along with donations including school supplies, clothing and kitchen utensils, Quitéria Torres, director of the institution, told Lusa on Saturday.
“The worst damage is to the structure and the electrical system of the main building,” she said, noting that there were no injuries.
The fire was probably caused by an electrical short circuit in the attic of the facility, which is located in Boane district, 50 kilometres south of Maputo.
Quitéria Torres posted an appeal for help on social networks on Saturday with information about the fire and the home’s main needs. The social support institution houses 154 boys up to the age of 18.
The priority is to restore the structure before the start of the rainy season, as well as to resume electricity supply in the block housing the administrative services, kitchen and cafeteria, where there were food freezers and refrigerators, meanwhile moved to other blocks which still have energy.
The fierce blaze “melted aluminium pans”, and it was necessary “to open holes in the walls” in order to extinguish it, Torres said.
Members of the Portuguese Association, the Academia do Bacalhau and others from the Portuguese community in Mozambique are already involved in efforts to mobilize support.
Source: Lusa
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