May 26, 2023
Fire at Lathbury Barracks, Up Park Camp
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says there was a fire at the Lathbury Barracks Guard Room located at the Up Park Camp base in Kingston early Friday morning.
The JDF, in a statement, said there were no reports of any serious injuries.
The blaze was extinguished by units from the JDF Air Wing and the York Park Fire Station.
“All personnel in Lathbury Barracks at the time of the fire have been accounted for and those affected by the blaze were attended to by medical personnel on location,” the statement read.
The JDF said it will conduct an investigation into this incident.