Fogarty’s building saved from fire

The area where the fire started

A fire tore through a kitchen in the Fogarty’s building in Georgetown yesterday morning before it was quickly extinguished by firefighters.

Firefighters rushed to the scene after they received reports of smoke emanating from the eastern side of the building, opposite the Guyana Post Office headquarters.

No one was injured.

Fire Chief Marlon Gentle disclosed that the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) received reports of smoke emanating from the building at about 9.32 am. He said that they quickly dispatched a team from the Central Fire Station as well as the Alberttown and West Ruimveldt stations. The fire boat was also on standby in the event that fire got out of control.