The home of Senator Ntube Agnès Ndode, from the Southwestern region was Wednesday 6 August consumed by a fire out break in the Messamendongo suburb.

The upper level of the House, completely blackened by smoke, had indicated the start of the fire. "It's a short circuit that was responsible for the fire," reported a firefighter. About fifteen fire fighters were present at the scene and struggled for about two hours to calm down the flames.

According to one of the inhabitants of the villa, "The fire came from the water heater", he said. "The child plugged the heater in the bathroom, which resulted in a short circuit," he continued.

"The neighbors alerted the House that fire was coming out of a window, because everyone was on the lower floor" On alert, the Messamendongo police station Commissioner hurried to the scene, followed by the gendarmes who later alerted the fire brigade, witnesses revealed.