COMPRESSED air, which was drilled into the earth at Kumaka near the town of Mabaruma by the Guyana Water Inc., was attributed to being the cause of an eruption earlier this week

Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Leiutenant Colonel Kester Craig, noted on a social media post that the eruption was not that of natural gas as was indicated in a video.

The situation was being monitored by the National Emergency Monitoring System (NEMS).
“Several agencies which include the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hydromet Department, have been contacted to conduct an assessment,” Craig wrote in a post earlier this week.

Speaking to the Department of Public Information (DPI), CDC Senior Response Officer, Salim October, disclosed that the eruption was as a result of a Brazilian company drilling a well at the location. He noted that the EPA was liaising closely with the Regional Environmental Officer as an assessment of the situation was being conducted.