{"id":75781,"date":"2017-11-25T19:24:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T17:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=75781"},"modified":"2017-11-27T11:27:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T09:27:04","slug":"breaking-dros-restaurant-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/25\/breaking-dros-restaurant-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dros restaurant up in flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recently re-opened Dros Restaurant went up in flames on Saturday afternoon shortly after 15:00 &#8211; causing millions of rands worth of damages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75784\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000205-1-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000205-1-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000205-1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is suspected that an electrical fault in the ceiling was the cause of the fire, but nothing has yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fire also spread to the roof of the Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry offices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75785\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000215-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000215-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000215-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fire Brigades from the muncipality and Columbus responded to the scene and managed to douse the flames before further damage was sustained.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75786\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000207-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000207-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-PHOTO-00000207-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were no immediate reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 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