A fire of unknown origin breaks out early on Sunday at a commercial building on Water Street in Georgetown, destroying a workshop associated with the Demerara Shipping Company. The Guyana Chronicle reports that the lower flat of the building is completely destroyed, where the workshop operated by the Demerara Shipping Company is located. It states the site is at Lot 6-12 Water and Schumaker Streets, Georgetown, and that the blaze occurs in the early morning.
INews Guyana reports that the fire completely guts a Demerara Shipping Company workshop along Water Street and damages the top floor of a four-storey wooden-and-concrete building on Lombard Street, Georgetown. It says the fire is reported to have started around 03:00h and spreads quickly within minutes.
Both outlets attribute the workshop to Demerara Shipping Company and describe extensive destruction of the affected premises. Neither account, in the provided excerpts, confirms a cause or details on injuries. Authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances and assess the full extent of damage.
