Fire partially affected one unit in a four-unit house in Bel Ombre yesterday afternoon and one person was treated for shock at the Seychelles Hospital.

According to the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA), the fire in the vicinity of St Roch church was reported at 2pm.

It immediately deployed two fire tenders and a water bowser from Victoria Fire Station to attend to the scene.

In a communique the SFRSA said it took around 10 minutes to reach the scene.

“Upon arrival we noticed a lot of smoke coming from the building and our firefighters acted quickly to locate the exact location of the fire and get the fire under control so as to prevent it from spreading to other units.”

It took around five minutes to put the fire under control and around 30 minutes to completely extinguish it, read the statement.

According to SFRSA, their team’s quick response ensured they managed to save the building, which used to be a tourism establishment called ‘Choice Villa’.

The agency, along with the police, have opened an investigation into the incident.

Fire completely destroyed a fleet of 21 electric club cars in the compound of Taylor Smith premises, Ex Gondwana premises, Providence yesterday, according to the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA).

In a press statement issued yesterday, SFRSA stated the new club cars belonged to Sustainable Power Solution company.

A major fire erupted in a house in Forêt Noire yesterday afternoon, leading to severe damage to the premises, according to the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency.

The agency’s acting public relations officer, Terence Arnephy, said the incident was reported at 3.21pm prompting an immediate response from the brigade, which dispatched three fire trucks to the scene.

Upon their arrival, firefighters were met with a dire situation.

Fire completely destroyed a two-bedroom house in Montagne Posée, in an area known as ‘Gran Bwa’ in the early hours of Wednesday and the three occupants – a couple and their eight-month old baby – manage to escape unscathed.

According to the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA), the incident was reported at 2.16am.

Fire completely destroyed a three-bedroom house at North East Point yesterday morning, according to the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA).

In a communique issued yesterday, the agency stated it received the call at 5.40am and deployed two fire tenders and a water bowser from the Victoria Fire Station to the scene, with ten firefighters.

They reached the place also known as ‘North East Point Dan Vilaz’, within six minutes.

“Upon arrival it was noticed that the fire had completely engulfed the house. The team of firefighters acted quickly to get the fire under control. It took around ten minutes to put the fire under control and thirty minutes to completely extinguish it,” read the communique.

There was no one around at the time of the fire.

The house was of concrete blocks, covered with corrugated iron sheets.

SFRSA together with the police have opened an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

The Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency yesterday confirmed that fire destroyed a house in Grand Anse Mahé and partly affected another one adjacent to it, in an incident that was reported on Monday evening.