Five fire trucks and about 25 firefighters were deployed to Vatuwaqa yesterday to attend to the fire that destroyed the CK Patel Building along Jai Hanuman Road last night.
The Suva Fire Station received a call at about 6.06pm and upon their arrival at 6.14pm, the building was engulfed in flames.
Firefighters had successfully managed to control the fire after 7 last night.
The CK Patel Building sustained major damages as a result of the fire.
There has also been major damage to the Surplus Trading Store bulk which is a tenant of CK Patel Limited.
There were no reported injuries or fatalities as the building was empty when the fire started.
It is not clear at this stage how and where the fire started but firefighters at the scene told us they initially responded to reports of a fire at Surplus Trading Store.
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