Fire

Farm house destroyed by fire

Praneeta Prakash Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

August 9, 2021 4:33 pm

[Source: Fiji Police]

A farm house belonging to a 39-year-old woman in Nadi was destroyed in a fire.

It is alleged the fire spread to the house from a nearby sugar cane field yesterday morning.

The incident occurred at Naboutini, Sabeto and the estimated cost of damage is around $7,000.

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