A short circuit and overloading are to blame for last week\u2019s fire at the O’Connor Berman Dotts & Banes law office on the second floor of the eight-story Marianas Business Plaza building in Susupe, according to the Department of Public Safety. <\/p>\n
The fire was isolated to the office of attorney Joseph Horrey, witnesses said. Horrey is a member of the O’Connor law office.<\/p>\n
The aluminum window and door framing had melted and the gypsum board had indications of clean burn marks, DPS said in a statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigators discovered that the electrical wirings, found at the corner of the room, showed indications of globule,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n
Lawyer Robert O\u2019Connor estimated damage at $100,000.<\/p>\n
He said 98 percent of files were not damaged because most were in cabinets in another room. <\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune learned that as a result of the fire operation, water leaked to a portion of the first floor occupied by KWAW Radio Com.<\/p>\n
The water damaged the radio station’s one laptop computer, one computer printer, and one telephone unit, but the damage did not stop the station from operating. <\/p>\n
The Marianas Business Plaza (formerly called Nauru Building), which houses about 40 establishments, lost its power due to the fire. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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