A MYSTERIOUS fire at a tourism information in centre along the R71 road in Tzaneen has caused damage worth more than half a million rand, Limpopo police said on Tuesday.
The fire happened shortly before midnight on Monday and was noticed by a security guard, said Lieutenant- Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe.
“It is alleged that the security officer who was on duty at this centre have noticed a flame of fire coming from the front elevation of this building. He immediately activated the fire brigade and police who reacted swiftly but on arrival, it was found that the whole building was covered with fire. They tried to extinguish it with no success,” said Ngoepe.
“During this incident ,there was no injuries or fatalities and this building was totally gutted down with everything inside including furniture and electrical appliances with the estimated damage caused of more than R500 000,” Ngoepe added.
Police were investigating what sparked the blaze.
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