Linden sawmill dump: Firefighters battling blaze that continues to rage

The Guyana Fire Service is currently working around the clock to contain a blaze that has engulfed the waste dump of between seven and nine sawmills at Amelia’s Ward in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) on Wednesday.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but according to reports, the terrain and location of the blaze have limited the efforts of firetrucks.
The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has said the Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response protocol has been activated to co-opt any and all available assistance possible. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been notified of the situation, and would assist to monitor the situation through the Guyana Fire Service and other officials, in order to determine if outside assistance may be required.
In the interim, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has advised, through the CDC, that the immediate challenge is the availability of water, and so a special appeal is being made to persons who operate private water transportation services for construction and other purposes to assist to take water to the scene to help to control the blaze.
The Regional Democratic Council is also calling on owners of heavy-duty equipment such as front-end loaders and bulldozers for assistance in creating fire-breaks to contain the fire.