Fire destroys a section of historic MoBay hotel
The owners of the Richmond Hill Inn in Montego Bay, St James, are now wondering what to do next after fire destroyed a major part of the property on Monday night.
Reports are that the owners are now weighing their
options, which includes selling, as it would be a significant undertaking to
replace what has been lost. Sadly, the place was not insured.
The section destroyed was a major selling point for the property, as it housed the art collection and other artefacts that were worth millions of dollars.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. The owners of
the hotel and a number of guests, both locals and foreigners, were on property at
the time of the blaze.
Reports are sketchy as to what could have led
to the blaze, but it took firefighters more than six hours to bring the
incident under full control, according to the St James Fire Department.