Dockets destroyed after police station archive office catches fire in Barberton

Police said no injuries were reported during the incident, however some of the archived dockets were burnt.

An unidentified number of dockets were destroyed after an archive office at Barberton police station in Mpumalanga caught fire on Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied

“Firefighters were called to the scene and successfully extinguished the fire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported during the incident and some archived dockets were burnt though the figures are yet to be determined,” said Mdhluli. Meanwhile, the acting provincial police commissioner in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi, assured the public that a formidable team of experts has been assigned to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“An extensive pursuit for the suspects responsible for the burglary at the SAPS Public Order Police base in Faure which was discovered a week ago led to the arrest of two male suspects, aged 29 and 31, and a female suspect, aged 44.

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