{"id":51445,"date":"2021-07-29T10:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T08:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/watch-fire-destroys-old-grosvenor-hotel-in-mthatha-20210729\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:34:17","slug":"watch-fire-destroys-old-grosvenor-hotel-in-mthatha-20210729","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/watch-fire-destroys-old-grosvenor-hotel-in-mthatha-20210729\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Fire destroys Old Grosvenor Hotel in Mthatha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police have confirmed that a case of arson is<br>\nunder investigation after the double story Old Grosvenor Hotel in Mthatha was<br>\ngutted on Wednesday evening, 28 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotel sits on the corners of Madeira and Sutherland Streets in Mthatha\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, said the<br>\ncircumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, no<br>\ninjuries nor fatalities were reported. Shops and other businesses attached to<br>\nthe building, including the accommodation, are reportedly affected,\u201d said Kinana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-issued-by-saps-nbsp\">ISSUED BY SAPS&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_91d923b2\">\n<div class=\"custom\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another historic Mthatha building has been gutted by fire.<br>Video : LULAMILE FENI <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AYtk3g8KaL\">pic.twitter.com\/AYtk3g8KaL<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Dispatch AFRICA (@africa_dispatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africa_dispatch\/status\/1420458285665300483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" 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