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Police investigating cause of fire at store in Kingstown 

18 November 2024
This content originally appeared on One News SVG.

A screenshot of a video posted by Splectron Williams showing the area affected by the fire.

By Admin. Updated 4:42 p.m., Monday, November 18, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

Police say they are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire that occurred on November 17, 2024, involving a store in Kingstown. 

The name of the store was not given, but the store has been identified as a Syrian store.

In a November 18 press release, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said: “According to preliminary reports, the fire originated in the store room of the store. The Fire Department responded to the scene in their fire appliance and was able to control it”.

The initial cause of the fire is under investigation, police said.

“We continue to encourage anyone with additional information related to this case to come forward and assist with the investigation,” police added.

Police said they can be contacted at Police Emergency: 999/911 and Police Control: (784) 457-1211.