Fire destroys ID Room of GPF Criminal Investigation Dept
Aftermath of the fire
A fire of hitherto unknown origin has destroyed a section of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force at Eve Leary, Georgetown.
The fire erupted at around 18:27h on Wednesday at the CID Identification Room, a single-storey concrete structure that is now being used as a storage facility.
A total of 12 firefighters, led by Section Leader King and supported by Leading Firemen Roberts and Edwards, responded to the incident and quickly extinguished the fire.
The interior of the destroyed ID Room
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has said the building sustained significant damage, and all of its contents were destroyed; nevertheless, no one was reported injured.
In a brief interview with Guyana Times, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum disclosed that an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, and an assessment is being conducted to determine the cost of rehabilitation.
“Yeah, there are certain assets in that room, but in terms of fixtures, they had a one-way mirror inside of the room, so that one-way mirror would have been damaged. But it’s not a room that they used to store any paperwork and so forth,” Blanhum disclosed.
“The room is used by the police investigators to conduct an identification parade of suspects, and the suspects are placed on an identification parade while the victim, let’s say for example a robbery, would enter the room. The one-way mirror allows for the suspect not to see the victim,” he explained.
