Fire Fighters responding to a fire that destroyed Tumini Guest House in Port Moresby’s Gerehu Suburb say that is a wake up call to property owners to install a fire hydrant in their premises.

Superintendent Cedrick Luwai from the Waigani Fire station said they were not able to contain the fire because there was no fire hydrate in that area.

“We cannot contain the fire because there was no fire hydrant in this area. While looking for a fire hydrant the fire became bigger, there was fencing on the side and the building doesn’t have a firebreak so the fire spread within the building quickly. We cannot do much,” said Superintendent Luwai.

Superintendent Luwai added that the cause of the fire will be subjected to an investigation.

Eye witnesses at the scene said the fire started at 4pm yesterday and continued until 6pm. By this morning, much of what was a Guest House was burnt to the ground.