CMC – The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Tuesday said that at least 14 passenger boats had been destroyed and several others damaged after a fire swept through the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling on the West Coast Demerara.
“Several persons were questioned, including a watchman for the vessel where the fire started. He was later placed into custody at the Vreed-En-Hoop Police Outpost and is assisting with the investigation,” the GFS said.
The fire department said it received a call at 1:49 am (local time) and “when firefighters arrived, they discovered several boats on fire”.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated, but the GFS said police informed that the blaze started from the rear end of a vessel that was docked on the southern side of the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling.
“The purported cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and requires further investigation by our Fire Prevention officers,” the GFS said. It did not give a cost estimate of the damage.
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