Chief Fire Officer ‘mum’ on investigative report of shoe store fire
This news site had broken the news of the fire in the wee hours of September 6, 2016.
During that time the phones of the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services were constantly being rung by the press for the investigative findings of the fire, which was jointly undertaken by the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services’ investigative team and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Virgin Islands News Online has since noted that the rebuilding of the destroyed building on Waterfront Drive is now in progress and rang the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) for an update on the findings.
Mum’s the word?
However, the CFO, Mr Zebalon A. McLean is mum on what exactly happened when a loud explosion known as a "concussion blast" was heard, followed by flames which he earlier said “it’s obvious that the flames had been present for a while” at about 2 A.M.
“We cannot comment on the findings of the fire at this time,” he told this news site. When pressed as to the reason he had this to say: “I think that there were a couple of reasons but in my capacity, I cannot comment.”
The shoe store belongs to Mr Hazem M. Bazar, who has been operating as a businessman on the island for over 20 years.
Mr Bazar could not be reached for comment up to time of publication.
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