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Arsonists behind Traffic Court blaze
– Fire Chief says incendiary devices found
Arsonists were behind Saturday night’s fire which destroyed an office in the lower flat of the traffic court building on Croal Street, Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle disclosed yesterday.
The inside of the building where the fire started.
Gentle said that incendiary devices, including a plastic container with gasoline, were found inside the office where the blaze erupted.
The building on Croal Street houses several lawyers’ offices, magistrate’s court and other legal affairs establishments.
The fire erupted Saturday night and response by the fire service was immediate. The power supply was then severed from the building and fire fighters managed to contain the blaze.
The fire started at 22:30 hrs at the front bottom flat of the three storey building. The interior was severely damaged and the exterior scorched.
In November 2009, a heavily armed gang shot up the Brickdam Police Station, injuring two policemen and also set fire to the High Court resulting in significant damage, including the destruction of the official court seal. At the High Court Registry the fire destroyed a large amount of records.
The exterior of the building where the fire erupted.
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