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Old Appleton railway station building destroyed by fire

By Kimone Witter    
 
The old wooden railway station building at Appleton in St. Elizabeth was destroyed by fire on Monday morning.
 
The structure was seen on fire sometime after 5:30.
 
One unit from the Santa Cruz Fire Station responded, but firefighters were only able to carry out cooling down operations.
 
The cause of the fire is unknown.
 
The old Appleton Railway Station building was designated a heritage site, but was never maintained.
 
It is the third railway station building in St. Elizabeth, owned by the Jamaica Railway Corporation, to be destroyed by fire.
 
The other structures were located at Maggotty and Balaclava.


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