Mahdia Fire Station has gotten equipment to boost capacity

Officer in Charge at Mahdia Fire Station, Ryan Scott (fourth from left), Chairman, Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh (third from left) and others during the Mahdia visit. (DPI photo)

The Mahdia Fire Station in Region Eight has received new fire prevention equipment to boost its capacity, Officer in Charge Ryan Scott told commissioners inquiring into the blaze in May that claimed 20 lives.

The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that Scott was accompanying a Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) team that was inspecting several facilities in the region. The team included Chairman Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh, attorney-at-law Kim Kyte-Thomas, Chairman of the National Toshaos Council Derrick John, Secretary of the Commission Javed Shadick, and Attorney-at-Law Keoma Griffith.