Just around 2am Sunday, a female police constable on duty at the Umana Yana observed a man as he scaled the Northeastern fence of the compound with a black tyre in his right hand, a bottle in his left hand and ran to the Western side of the building.
The constable reported that she " ran in the direction of the man and observed that he was setting fire to the lower branches affixed to the roof of the building."
Fire officials said that the man, upon seeing the constable scaled the eastern fence and proceeded east on Battery Road on foot making good his escape.
The fire was quickly put out by the constable who used a nearby fire extinguisher.
Police are now looking for red (GWW) series Pick-Up which was reportedly facing North on High Street with three occupants, who moments after the fire, stopped in front of the Umana Yana for a few seconds and turned around and headed South on High Street.
In September of 2014, the Umana Yana was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt in 2016.
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