A day after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) sub-office at Burnham Drive, Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) was torched by arsonists, Police are yet to apprehend the alleged suspects.
The GECOM Wismar, Linden office on fire
The office, situated at Lot 2 Burnham Drive, was destroyed by fire in the wee hours of Tuesday. Regional Police Commander, Senior Superintendent Hugh Winter noted on Wednesday that there have been no viable leads so far as it related to the case. The upper part of the two-storey concrete building which housed the GECOM office went up in flames at approximately 01:55h on Tuesday morning as firefighters attached to the Linden Fire Station managed to contain the blaze and prevented it from spreading to nearby buildings.
When Guyana Times arrived at the scene, firefighters were battling the flames to prevent further spread. Reports are that the guards who were on duty called a GECOM official at approximately 01:58h and informed that the building was on fire. The Police and Guyana Fire Service were quickly summoned to the scene.
Speaking with this publication, one of the security guards who were on duty at the time said that she heard a loud bang around 01:55h. This, she noted, prompted her to check around the building. She said that it was then that she again heard another loud explosion. The woman related that she then observed fire emanating from within the building along with the smell of gasoline. The guard told investigators that two males were observed running from the western side of the building. She added that the men ran through the nearby First Alley Street, Wismar, where they made good their escape.
Police questioned several persons in relation to the incident. (G13)
