As Paradise Holiday Resort and Oceanic Bay Hotel went up in smoke, another fire broke out in Dar es Salaam, destroying a house at Mbagala. Earlier, firefighters rushed to the British Council offices in the city centre, only to discover that it was a false alarm triggered by a faulty warning system. As they were attending to the situation, they received information that a fire had broken out at a house in Mbagala.
Mmiliki wa Mradi wa Hoteli ya Kitalii katika eneo la Matemwe Mkoa wa Kaskazini Unguja, Mkurugenzi wa Mradi huo Brain Thomson, akitowa maelezo kwa waandishi wa habari walipofika kutembelea mradi huo kujionea maendeleo ya matayarisho yake na kuwaonesha michoro ya picha za majengo ya Mradi huo mkubwa utakaokuwa na uwanja vya ndege. na kutengeneza visiwa kwa ajili ya wageni wanaofika katika Visiwa vya Zanzibar.