Fire causes damage at CID HQ

A fireman climbing into the building yesterday (Orlando Charles photo)

A small fire yesterday morning on the ground floor of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) HQ, Eve Leary was contained and the GFS is investigating its cause.

A statement from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said that it received a call at 10:20 am alerting it to a report of a fire at the CID Headquarters.

Water Tenders #76 and #105 from the Central Fire Station, #102 from the Alberttown Fire Station and #106 from the Campbellville Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the site, the GFS said.