A Guyana Fire Service investigation has revealed that the fire which gutted the Singh’s Electronic World building on Sunday was electrical in origin.
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told Stabroek News that the fire started in the lot east of the building, where the Sachi’s building was previously located.
He explained that a makeshift meter malfunctioned at the tent that was set up at the lot and it led to the fire. The investigation further revealed that the persons responsible for the tent did not go through the Guyana Power and Light to secure a power supply.
Items stored in the tent, Gentle said, contributed to the fire spreading quickly. He noted that some of the items stored in the tent included toys, fans, lights and bulbs, which were placed there over the weekend. Meanwhile, when contacted City Engineer Colvern Venture stated that the persons responsible for the tent did not go through the correct procedures to gain the permission needed to set up the tent at the location.
He explained that last week an inspector visited the location and spoke with the persons there.
Venture, who noted that he was informed of the tent being there on Friday, said no permission was given for the persons there to set up at the site.
He added that if they had desire to be there, they needed to make an application and follow the right procedures.
Efforts made to contact the persons in charge of Sachi’s was unsuccessful.
Gentle had said on Sunday that the fire reportedly started in the Sachi’s lot and engulfed the Singh’s Electronics World building, where another business, Samtronix Mobile, was located.
One eyewitness had said that the fire started following an explosion while another said that vagrants were burning garbage at the side of the Sachi’s lot and it may have gotten out of control.
