President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has identified with victims of the recent fire disaster which left close to two hundred persons homeless.

According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf gave a cash donation of US$5,000 (Five thousand United States Dollars) as her personal contribution toward homeless fire victims most of whom were visually impaired people.

On Monday February 1, 2010, about 200 people in the residential area of Sinkor 5th Street were made homeless as the result of fire outbreak which is believed to have come from a candle lit in one of the wrecked houses.

Although no one was killed in the incident, many persons including children of school going ages were victimized in the process as all their belongings including school uniforms and books were burnt completely during the fire outbreak.

Fire outbreak is very common in Liberia with the average of ten fire outbreaks per month. The capacity to fight fire on the part of government is very limited.