A fire of unknown origin that started early yesterday morning, destroyed a two-storey building housing an auto spares business situated at lots 446-447 Annandale on the East Coast of Demerara.
It is reported that the building was owned by 42-year-old Mohammed Alli and served as a bond at the time of the fire.
A Guyana Fire Service release stated that at approximately 12:11 am yesterday, the Fire Service received a call about a fire at Whiteboy’s Auto Spares & Accessories and three tenders from the Melanie, Campbellville, and Alberttown fire stations were immediately dispatched to the scene.
However, despite three jets working from three water tenders and a water carrier, the building and its contents were destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation by the Guyana Fire Service.
Meanwhile, the manager of the business, Fazal Chung, 31, told Stabroek News that he cannot say exactly what time the fire started as he was at home at that time and received a call around 12:30 am yesterday about the business being on fire.
When he arrived at the premises the building was already engulfed in flames. He said that he is still waiting on information from the Guyana Fire Service as to the cause of the fire and could not say what exactly was the cost of the items lost in the fire. However, he estimated that it would run into the millions as there were a lot of spare parts for vehicles stored in the building and in vehicles parked outside of the business.
The business has another location on the Lusignan Public Road.
