A FIRE erupted on Wednesday evening in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) compound in Eve Leary, Georgetown, destroying a storage facility which was formerly used as an Identification Room.
The blaze, which began at 18:27 hrs, prompted an immediate response from the Guyana Fire Service.
Four fire units, including two water tenders, a water carrier, and a hydraulic platform, along with an ambulance, were dispatched to the scene. The first firefighting unit arrived within six minutes and began operations almost immediately, a press release said.
It added that a team of 12 firefighters, under the command of Section Leader King and supported by Leading Firemen Roberts and Edwards, were able to successfully contain and extinguish the fire.
According to the release, the single-story concrete building, owned by the Government of Guyana, suffered extensive damage in the incident. All contents within the storage facility were destroyed. However, authorities confirmed that no injuries were reported, and no individuals were displaced as a result of the fire.
Fire Service officials utilised one jet from Water Tender #118 to completely extinguish the blaze after the initial response by police personnel, who had employed 6kg and 4kg dry powder extinguishers and buckets of sand in their firefighting efforts.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, with authorities promising further updates as the inquiry progresses.