Fire consumes President Kiir’s residential office
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February 09, 2012 (JUBA) - A fire broke out at the official residence
of South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir on Thursday and burnt down a
building he uses as an office.
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The Beijing hotel in Juba on fire in 2009 (ST file photo)
The incident, which started at about 7:00pm local time was reportedly
attributed to an electrical fault said to have emanated from an
electrical pole next to the house. No casualties were involved.
Eye witnesses last evening told Sudan Tribune that huge flames were
seen emerging from the President’s home, located on the outskirts of
Juba, South Sudan’s capital.
“I was in my house but immediately rushed out on hearing the
president’s house was burning. This was at about 7:30pm,” said an eye
witness.
Security officials, sources said, completely sealed off the scene of
the incident. Only staff from the fire brigade department were
permitted entry into the residence.
Kenneth Thomas, the president’s press and media relations downplayed
the fire outbreak, describing it as “minor incident.”
Cases of fire out breaks have, in the recent past, been a major
occurrence in South Sudan. December last year, a fire at South Sudan’s
Juba Being Hotel destroyed several properties and caused extensive
damage.
In 2009, another fire at the same hotel destroyed nearly 60 rooms.
(ST)
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