Fire has gutted an eight-bedroom house at Tesano, near the Charleston Hotel. The incident happened on Wednesday, October 25.
The fire started around 9:30 a.m. and quickly spread through the house. The house help reported hearing an explosion but did not realize it was from the house until another massive explosion followed.
The occupants of the house managed to escape unharmed, but all their belongings were destroyed by the fire.
Firefighters arrived at the scene of the fire about 30 minutes after it started, but the house had already been partially destroyed by the time they arrived. Firefighters battled the blaze for several hours before finally bringing it under control.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Residents of Tesano who witnessed the fire expressed shock and disbelief. Some of them said that they had never seen such a big fire in the area before.
