FIREFIGHTERS from the Central Fire Station were early yesterday morning called to respond to reports of thick smoke and fire emanating from a building on Croal Street in Georgetown between Light and Cummings Streets.

The wooden building housed the office of the Family Planning Association Community Distribution Centre.
When the Guyana Chronicle arrived at the scene there were three fire tenders and firemen were able to contain the small pockets of fire from spreading.
However the thick smoke did provide some challenge to them since it was responsible for several small pockets of fire igniting inside the old wooden building.
Persons in the area said that they were alerted to the smell of something burning and when they checked they observed thick smoke coming from the building and a small fire inside.

The fire service responded promptly with the three tenders initially, while another tender from the Campbellville Fire Station arrived to provide support. The tenders which all arrived with water in anticipating a worst case scenario began taking water from the South Road Canal to aid in the fire which had it gotten out of control.
The firemen came in for high praise from onlookers. The Guyana Fore Service is continuing its investigation into the matter.
By Leroy Smith