Lamaha Park house destroyed by fire

Businessman Andrew McBean’s two-storey wooden-and-concrete structure located at Lamaha Park in Georgetown has been destroyed by a fire which commenced on Friday at about 20:42h.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has said it responded to the call by deploying to the scene a 15-member team along with two water tenders and a water bowser. The first unit arrived on the scene at 20:51h and the first jet was applied at 20:52h, but despite their efforts to extinguish the flames, the structure was severely damaged, and the adjacent house sustained minor damage due to radiated heat.

The Fire Service has said it remains committed to the safety and well-being of the country, and investigations into the incident are ongoing.
“We extend our sympathies to those affected, and assure the public that every effort is being made to determine the cause of the fire,” a release from the GFS has said.
This fire has occurred just hours after a fire on Friday destroyed the living quarters of the Guyana Prison Service in Kingston, Georgetown, displacing 30 prison officers in the process.
The Kingston fire, which commenced at around 09:26h, required three water bowsers, a hydraulic platform, and multiple crews to be contained. Divisional Fire Commander Hemchandra Persaud mentioned that there had been challenges in accessing water from a nearby hydrant, prompting the use of water from a canal on Lamaha Street.
All occupants of that building and contiguous ones were safely evacuated, and Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, has assured that alternative accommodations and immediate measures have been put in place for the affected officers.
With the building having been in close proximity to businesses and schools, precautionary evacuations had been triggered. An investigation by the Guyana Fire Service is underway to determine the cause of the fire in the GPS quarters, commissioned 13 years ago to alleviate accommodation. (G9)