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Fire destroys Clarendon building

Sunday, September 02, 2012 | 12:41 PM



AN eleven apartment concrete dwelling owned by the Sugar Industry of Jamaica was destroyed by fire in Lionel Town, Clarendon this morning.

Reports from the Lionel Town Police are that about 2:00 am, there was a sudden loss of electricity in a section of the house, followed by smoke, then flames.

The police were alerted and two units from the Lionel Town Fire Department extinguished the blaze.

Loss is estimated at $6.5 million.

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