Fire guts inside of S&N Convenience store in Sophia

…2 vehicles damaged

Some $60 million in losses was recorded following a fire, believed to have been caused by a low-voltage electrical issue, at S&N Convenience Store, D Field Sophia on Monday.

This was disclosed by one of the proprietors, Charlene Lindie.
Speaking with this publication, Lindie explained that she was at home at about 09:30h preparing a meal, when she noticed the lights flickering
According to her, the building, which consists of two sections, the supermarket and a bond (storage area), was affected, with the bond being vastly destroyed.
Lindie recalled that while she was in the kitchen straining rice, she observed house lights flickering and shortly after, she noticed smoke coming from the front section of the building.
Acting quickly, she first evacuated her mother, who is a stroke patient, from the house, then alerted others in the area and rushed to turn off the main electrical switch in an effort to prevent the fire from spreading.
However, by the time this was done, the flames had already intensified.
Despite efforts by nearby persons to contain the blaze using water, the fire continued to spread rapidly.
Fire service tenders arrived approximately 30 minutes after the fire began.
“I saw the smoke and immediately ran outside shouting ‘fire, fire.’ I then ran back to turn off the main switch so the fire wouldn’t spread, but by the time people came with water to help, it was already getting bigger…due to the smoke now, everybody, they had to pull back enough people so they couldn’t go to throw the water. But if the fire truck had reached in time, the building would have been saved,” she related.
Additionally, two vehicles parked in the lower flat of the building were also damaged during the incident which were rushed out from the scene.