Yelling "Fire" in a Crowded Village

One of the difficulties in the Village, which I had not thought about, is the possibility of a fire. We were at dinner - about 8:00 pm when we heard a terrible scream from a woman in the Village. The local Kenyans at our table ran out of the house. We didn't know if there was danger, someone in hysterics, something else? We quickly realized there was a fire in one of the nearby houses. The screams were a warning, "Fire, everyone come!" The fire was at the home of the woman who cooks for us each night. The added problem was that there was no water to put out the fire. The faucets which are located some yards from the houses were dry and turned off due to conservation. We grabbed out drinking water, 10 liter bottles and tried to fill our "bathing" bowls with water from a holding tank but that was low and slow to fill. Eventually the fire, which was caused by a candle on some bedding was extinguished. I will never forget to the screams for help. Everyone in the Village heard them, even the students who were studying in the school across the Village. It was amazing and frightening.