District Ultra Lounge destroyed by fire
The remains of the nightclub.(Delano Williams photo)
The remains of the nightclub.(Delano Williams photo)

A fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, Tuesday destroyed the popular District Ultra Lounge nightclub at the Giftland Mall at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday.

The nightclub was housed inside ‘the Strip’and proprietor of the mall, Roy Beepat told reporters that the fire started sometime around 13:25hrs.

Proprietor of Giftland Mall, Roy Beepat spoke to reporters following the fire.

He said after the flames were observed, alarms were raised and teams grabbed fire-fighting equipment and responded immediately.”We have lot of smoke damage,” he said.

Several fire tenders responded to the scene and Beepat said the firemen opened the roof of the building to ensure the smoke escaped from the building.

Part-owner of District Ultra Lounge,Sean Major, told reporters that he was at home when he received a call and when he arrived at the scene, he was shocked at the damage done to the hangout spot.He said nothing much could have been salvaged.

He said the business was closed at the time.The club hosted a party for its staff on Monday night, the businessman said.He said sound systems, freezers, $3M worth of liquor are among his losses.

Major said that he employed 21 persons at the bar and he pegged his total losses in the vicinity of $45M.

The Guyana Fire Service is investigating the fire.

 

 

 

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