BREAKING NEWS: COURT FIRE – Supreme Court Evacuates due to fire

11 APRIL, Courthouse, MULINU’U: The Chief Justice, lawyers and everyone inside the Supreme Court One have been evacuated and quickly moved outside due to a fire outside the court room before midday this afternoon.

An IT technician working in court first recognized the potential fire as smell of burnt material escalated inside and he informed the Registrar who in turn informed the Chief Justice and the court was immediately adjourned and closed.

A member of the public inside the court was the first to react and used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire suspected to be caused by a faulty electrical switch on the wall.

The court has been adjourned as members of the Fire Brigade are investigating.

The burnt switch suspected to be the cause.