Fire damage to the cummunity centre
FREE National Movement (FNM) Candidate for Nassau Village Halson Moultrie said yesterday that arson could be the cause of a fire that nearly “engulfed” the party’s community centre shortly before dawn on Thursday
Mr. Moultrie said thanks to the quick responses of neighbours, who called the fire department, residents of the Action Upholstery Complex on Taylor Street were evacuated “without incident or injury”.
"The cause of the fire is unknown but firefighters and the police are suspicious after discovering forced entry into the building and suspect arson as they were able to identify multiple origins of fire that had not completely merged," Mr. Moultrie said.
"Firefighters had difficulty accessing parts of the complex and the fire was extinguished at approximately 10am. It has not been determined whether the property had working smoke alarms or a fire sprinkler system at the time of the fire.
"Miraculously, with the building being significantly damaged by the fire, our FNM Community Centre had a Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego experience. Aside from minor damages resulting from smoke and water there were no significant damages to our Community Centre.
"A cleanup and assessment exercise to determine whether the Centre should be relocated will commence at 12 noon on Saturday and all supporters and concerned persons are invited to contribute and assist."
Mr. Moultrie thanked the residents of Nassau Village "who showed up, expressed concerns and gave assistance to persons who were left without a home following the fire".
"I would also like to thank the Fire Department for the quick response and professional handling of the incident and the police for their ongoing investigations in their efforts to bring the culprits to justice," he said.
"We wish to assure our supporters and potential supporters that our campaign will not be deterred and has, in fact, been fired up and energised by this turn of events."
Sancheska Dorsett, Tribune Staff Reporter
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