AFTER being ravaged by fire, what’s left of the former Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street is being renovated and converted to a storage bond.

Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally has explained that after two children lost their lives in the fire last July, the building was deemed unsafe to house vulnerable children as it lacked the required facilities and space.

The children who perished in the fire were six-year-old Joshua George and his two-year-old brother, Antonio.

Minister Ally said the mere idea that children died in the fire, the building will no longer be used as a drop-in centre; that rather, the newly renovated structure will now be used as a bond to store some of the Ministry’s assets.

Guyana Chronicle has since learnt that the renovation of the building is almost done. The minister had announced in February that a new Drop-in Centre will be constructed at Sophia at a cost of $20M.

The new facility, it is said, will be able to accommodate children and up to three families, and will have all the necessary conveniences and safety features.