Fire breaks out at NaDEET Centre
At 4:45 pm on the 16th of June 2006, a fire broke out in the kitchen of the main
building of NaDEET Centre. NaDEET staff saw the smoke clouds at the office
and immediately drove to the Centre 1 1/2 kilometers away.
When we
arrived at the Centre, the whole kitchen and our two storerooms were
ablaze. NaDEET staff used buckets, water from a cut water pipeline and
sand to try to contain the fire as much possible. To prevent the fire from
spreading further, we knocked down walls and tore down the shade cloth
roof. Approximately 20 minutes later, a gas bottle in the kitchen exploded,
causing more damage and increasing the spread of the fire. Although the
grass around the Centre then caught on fire, it was still quite wet from rain a
few weeks ago and was easily put out. Assistance from NamibRand Nature Reserve, Wolwedans Lodge, Tok
Tokkie Trails and Jabus du Toit arrived approximately 45-60 minutes later. Using the water they brought, the
fire was then quickly put out.
On the 5 July reconstruction of the NaDEET Centre’s main building commenced. The new building was inaugurated on 26 August 2006.
We would like to thank all those who supported us during the rebuilding of the Centre. Without your help NaDEET’s quick recovery would not have been possible. We are very grateful for not only financial and in-kind donations, but also the moral support we have received.
At 4:45 pm on the 16th of June 2006, a fire broke out in the kitchen of the main
building of NaDEET Centre. NaDEET staff saw the smoke clouds at the office
and immediately drove to the Centre 1 1/2 kilometers away.
When we
arrived at the Centre, the whole kitchen and our two storerooms were
ablaze. NaDEET staff used buckets, water from a cut water pipeline and
sand to try to contain the fire as much possible. To prevent the fire from
spreading further, we knocked down walls and tore down the shade cloth
roof. Approximately 20 minutes later, a gas bottle in the kitchen exploded,
causing more damage and increasing the spread of the fire. Although the
grass around the Centre then caught on fire, it was still quite wet from rain a
few weeks ago and was easily put out. Assistance from NamibRand Nature Reserve, Wolwedans Lodge, Tok
Tokkie Trails and Jabus du Toit arrived approximately 45-60 minutes later. Using the water they brought, the
fire was then quickly put out.
On the 5 July reconstruction of the NaDEET Centre’s main building commenced. The new building was inaugurated on 26 August 2006.
We would like to thank all those who supported us during the rebuilding of the Centre. Without your help NaDEET’s quick recovery would not have been possible. We are very grateful for not only financial and in-kind donations, but also the moral support we have received.