The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) came in for high praises after firefighters managed to avert a potentially devastating fire at the Imam Bacchus Rice Mill on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Based on the information received, the mill was in the midst of its busy harvest operations when a fire broke out in an electrical transformer. Due to the quick response of the company’s employee response crew, who immediately summoned the Fire Department, the fire was quickly extinguished on the ground.
However, the fire inside the transformer box continued to burn but after some time, the situation was under control.
Imam Bacchus Rice Mill
Fireman E James explained that upon arriving at the scene, their first priority was to contain the fire and then work with GPL to cut the electricity. The firefighters then used their hoses to cool the transformer until they could safely open it up and put out the flames.
The management of Imam Bacchus & Sons expressed their deep gratitude to the Fire Service for their professional and swift action.
The company’s CEO, Aadil Baksh, noted that tractor-trailers are constantly moving through the mill every day as farmers deliver the first crop of the year. A shutdown due to a significant loss would have affected the livelihoods of workers and farmers and been a catastrophe.
Imam Bacchus & Sons Ltd, a third-generation, family-owned business that produces the Imam brand rice and noodle products, is relieved and grateful for the Fire Service’s effectiveness and quick action.
