UPDATE: Lightning causes small fire at Supreme Court building

Lightning hit an air conditioning unit at the Supreme Court building in downtown Kingston this afternoon resulted in a small fire.

This prompted the early adjournment of hearings and persons were ordered to evacuate the building. 

The Gleaner understands that the blaze was extinguished by a member of the court’s maintenance team. 

Personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade were called to the scene as a precautionary measure.

It was determined that the incident posed no further threat. 

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