Culled from The Observer Fire gutted local government offices An outbreak of fire at the Department of State for Local Government and Lands at the Quadrangle destroyed seventeen offices including the records office and the office of the secretary of state. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined but reliable sources from within the security personnel on the ground have attributed it to an electrical problem presumably from an air conditioner that might have been left on over night. The inferno reportedly left three other departments in the building closed, prompting their staff to close for that day. When these reporters visited the scene, it was confirmed that up to 11am on Friday morning, files and other important documents of the record office were still burning and fire officers had to be called in again to put out more fire.Inspector Sarjo Keita, the police PRO told journalists that the matter was under investigation. Meanwhile, a press release from the department indicated that “due to the fire outbreak at the Quadrangle, the general public is hereby informed that the department is temporarily housed at the Lands and Surveys building, opposite the West African Exams Council.” _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>