A baby had to be thrown from the third floor to a waiting relative during Wednesday’s towering blaze in Charlestown which the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday said was caused by a slack connection to electrical points.
In a statement yesterday, the GFS said that the fire that devastated the three-storey building at 33 Lyng Street, Georgetown erupted after the slack connection caused overheating, resulting in a breakdown of the installation, leading to arcing and sparking and the subsequent ignition of nearby combustible materials.
Fire-fighters, fire trucks, water carriers, and ambulances from the Central, West Ruimveldt, Alberttown, Campbellville, and Eccles Fire stations were all part of the operations to contain and extinguish the blaze and to provide help to anyone who suffered injuries as a result.