Loud Smoke Blasts Cause Panic At Aggies

Written by Cherelle Jackson
Thursday, 19 June 2008
A female employee cries in shock and hangs on to fellow employee while walking away from the source of the blasts. Guests and workers stand and watch the commotion. Workers at the Aggie Greys Hotel in town ran out screaming yesterday morning after loud blasts and smoke erupted from the building which hosts the main transformer of the hotel. The employees scrambled for safety away from the back section of the resort as loud bangs were heard from the building next door to Aggies. Witnesses say what looked like electric bursts were seen at around 9:40 in the morning from the top of the Aggies Gift shop building. Shortly after the lights and power supply to the hotel were cut off. The Fire Fighters arrived a few minutes later to the scene and sirens blared through that part of town while the emergency response team identified the source of the problem. Shortly after the sirens were heard, five loud blasts were heard from the source of the smoke, and people started running from the back onto the street. Guests and hotel workers were soon evacuated, elderly guests were escorted by workers as everyone gathered in front of the hotel watching as more smoke erupted from the building. Police and fire fighters blocked off the main street and helped evacuate the building before they settled to contain the smokes from the building. Another fire truck arrived at the scene at around 10:00am. A statement could not be obtained from Aggies and a Fire Station spokesperson could not be contacted for comment. The reporter was at the scene when the incident occurred. Comments (3) Subscribe to this comment's feed i hope* written by Malia, June 20, 2008 i hope nobody was hurt, ia faafetai i le Atua o loo sao i tagata sa i totonu o le Aggie. ia faapena foi ona faafetai i le Atua ua faasaoina ma le manuia tagata faigaluega ma tagata sa nonofo ai foi i totonu o le lea fale.Bravo to the smart moves made by the people as well as the firefighters..... soifua ma ia manuia Grammar Nazi wades in written by GC, June 21, 2008 If smoke is loud, does that mean fire is deafening? Eds Note: Hey GC try JM. ... written by rockcimus, June 25, 2008 i see people, don't see any smoke thou... Write comment Name Email Title Comment
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