FOLLOWING the early Monday morning fire which gutted the building that housed four businesses on Main and Holmes Streets, Georgetown, the Board of Directors and staff of Frandec Travel Service and Frandec and Co. (Insurance) Inc. have shifted their operations to 350 B New Market Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown. Chief Executive Officer of Frandec, Kathryn Eytle-McLean, told the Guyana Chronicle that being the first day of their relocation due to the fire they are trying to adjust and are awaiting a report from the Guyana Fire Service.
Meanwhile, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle yesterday said that they are still conducting investigations at the scene and have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
Gentle said that arson has not been ruled out in the continuing investigation.
Gentle added that there are reports of someone throwing an object into the top flat of the two-storey building and two explosions being heard before the fire started.

The Fire Service is working with Mekdeci Mining Company (MMC) Security, which provides electronic surveillance of the location and has several eyewitness accounts about the fire.
The affected businesses are Archie Humphrey Machinery (Hardware); Dagron Tours International, which offers local tours and holiday packages to South America and the Caribbean; Frandec Travel Service and LIAT airline.
Ownership of the property is in dispute and the matter is currently before the court.