Firefighters contain blaze at St Andrew business, probe launched
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Firefighters today responded to a blaze at a business establishment located along Oxford Terrace in St Andrew.
Officer in charge of the Kingston and St Andrew Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Superintendent Horace Thomas, told The Gleaner that the fire, which occurred at Advanced Integrated System, has been contained.
Thomas said the fire department was notified about the fire at around 2:37 p.m.
He said four units responded.
“When the brigade arrived, we observed fire confined to the rooftop of the building, and it was confined to the gym section,” he said.
He said 25 people were evacuated from the building, and everyone was accounted for.
The JFB is investigating the cause of the blaze.
- Sashana Small
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