{"id":369031,"date":"2025-01-21T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=369031"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:38:21","slug":"cause-of-fire-that-destroyed-gobabis-woermann-brock-still-a-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=369031","title":{"rendered":"Cause of fire that destroyed Gobabis&#8217; Woermann Brock still a mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE fire that broke out this morning at the Woermann Brock Supermarket in Gobabis has completely destroyed the supermarket, and its cause has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Namibian Police\u2019s Head of Community Policing Subdivision in the Omaheke Region, Chief Inspector Fina Sakajengenga, the cause of the fire is still a mystery at the moment. However, she revealed that a forensic team is on-site working to determine the origin of the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 626 \/ 360;\" width=\"626\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AQNHHUh5OsEjJMKwGm2aa9B1mU05Uh6-D1fEBpCBZMpIJaoi8hp5rCXRdgKihDuEJ727Fg4TN_NvaYulzJTDlsrs.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe police are also there to ensure that the building that burnt down is secure and safe, and that nobody interferes with the investigations, and so on,\u201d Sakajengenga added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire, which reduced Gobabis\u2019 largest supermarket to ash, broke out around 6:00, and firefighters worked throughout the morning to contain the blaze. The Chief of Protection Services for Emergency and Fire Brigade at the Municipality of Gobabis, Sidonio Alfaiate, revealed that the fire was nearly under control by 11:00, but by then it had already consumed the entire supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire did not result in any injuries or fatalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE fire that broke out this morning at the Woermann Brock Supermarket in Gobabis has completely destroyed the supermarket, and its cause has yet to be determined. 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