Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Nformi Sonde Kinsai Some offices of a three-storey building hosting certain services of the Defence Ministry such as the general control of the army, inspection general of the army and military logistical service, was October 7 consumed by fire. The building, known within military circles as the Pentagon, serves as offices of Army Generals.The fire, whose caused has been linked with electricity problems, broke out at about 6 pm. When The Post reached the venue of the incident some 30 minutes later, elements of the Fire Fighting Brigade had put out the fire, while traffic along the stretch of road between Mess des Officiers Junction and the Reunification Monument was interrupted as a heavy armoury from the army; gendarmerie and the police jammed the vicinity. Even though none of the officials...
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