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Komani police are investigating a case of arson after a police building was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, January 29 in Komani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This coincides with the burning of the historical Komani Town Hall on the same day last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town hall, built in 1882, was the fourth building of the troubled Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality to catch fire in a space of a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The building which housed the SAPS\u2019s supply chain management unit was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, January 29 in Komani.<\/div>\n
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Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the building housed the SAPS\u2019s supply chain management unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is alleged that at about 16:00 on the mentioned date, police were alerted to a fire at the building in Creamery Street in Komani. The fire department was on the scene and extinguished the fire. All SAPS files, furniture and computers were destroyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cause of fire is not yet established, and a case of arson is under investigation,\u201d Naidu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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