Many visitors to the quiet and peaceful community
of Roblot have often labeled its residents as “fowls” for the mere fact that
once it is between 7:00pm -8:00pm, you may not see a soul on the street. Hmmm,
don’t fool yourself though, because there are eyes everywhere! Many are peeking
behind their window blinds ever checking out what is going on outside
throughout the night.
This must have been the case with Eutellie, a middle-aged
lady, who at about 2:00am this morning came out
in the street, with her head tied and shouting “Difey, difey mamai la!” repeatedly
to alert residents of a fire after she was informed of a fire at a nearby refreshment house
(Karbarway).
This shop’s owner who lives in Sauzay, about 2km away, was
immediately alerted while the Fire Service Station in Vieux Fort was being
informed of the fire.
Speaking to Eutellie she informed me that she saw
the brightness and thought of a fire but dismissed the idea. It was almost
momentarily she heard banging at the shop and then a stranger, came knocking at
her door and informed her that he was driving passed and saw the shop on fire
that her suspicion came to fruition.
Luckily that stranger called Dunstan is an
electrician. Eutellie said that the building was already smoking heavily when
Dunstan suspecting it is an electrical fire, ripped off the electrical cord
connecting the shop to the LUCELEC’s mains from the building.
Thank God! Thanks to Dunstan’s expertise which
saved the day. He surely deserves a reward.
The Fire Service truck arrived about 45 minutes
later when all was already taken care of. Upon inspection it is alleged that among
other items the shop’s refrigerators were damaged, the counter, shelves and
roof charred.
