Security stepped up for utility companies after attempted arson attacks
Soldiers were on guard outside the Malé Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) last night after arsonists attempted to set fire to powerhouses in the capital’s suburbs Hulhumalé and Vilimalé.
07 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Soldiers were on guard outside the Malé Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) last night after arsonists attempted to set fire to powerhouses in the capital’s suburbs Hulhumalé and Vilimalé.
At least four soldiers were seen outside the MWSC building in Malé last night.
In December 2014, a fire at the MWSC’s desalination plant left the capital’s 130,000 residents without running water for nine days.
In the early hours of Tuesday, a small plastic bottle filled with petrol was thrown into the powerhouse of Vilimalé by a group of men, who had forced their way in after breaking a fence.
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