[Video] Fire rips through Robb St building

Thick smoke coming from the building shortly after the fire started. (Photo by Sharda Bacchus)

A Chinese business was counting its losses yesterday morning after a fire destroyed sections of a building on Robb Street, Georgetown, which housed a variety store, while the occupants of neighbouring properties were breathing a sigh of relief after quick action by firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading.

The fire, which started around 9.15am, gutted the ground and first floors of the four-storey concrete building, which is located at Lot 56 Robb Street, Georgetown, between Camp and Alexander streets.

It lasted for about two hours.