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Fire causes Multi-million-dollar losses at Stabroek Bazaar
– Faulty GPL transformer cited as cause
A stall owner at the Stabroek Bazaar is now contemplating her next move after an early
Stall owner Chandroutie Dass.
morning fire destroyed over $10 M worth in groceries from her stall.
Around 03:00 hours on Good Friday, Chandroutie Dass, said that she received a telephone call informing her that her business, Stall Number 149-152, was on fire.
Dass said that she immediately raced down to the scene but by the time she got there the fire was already out. The woman said that upon arrival she noticed dozens of fire fighters at the scene as well as persons who appeared to be working with the Guyana Power and Light Company.
She said that the fire service did a good job at containing the fire since all of the other stalls are very close to each other. The two stalls located on the right and left of Dass’s stall were merely scorched. Dass said the stall was mainly a dry goods stall.
Dass said that she strongly believes that the fire was electrical in origin. The woman said that she and other stall holders in the area made several complaints to the Power Company about a transformer which would spark when it rains or whenever there were high winds.
The woman said it appears as if their complaints fell on deaf ears, since to her knowledge no one ever came to check out the transformer.
Dass said that since the beginning of this week the light in her stall was blinking and going dim from time to time. This too was reported but no one visited to investigate.
She stated too that her section which houses four stalls is connected directly to the pole on which the transformer rests. The businesswoman said that she hopes that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the fire and if it is found that the power company was at fault she hopes that she will be compensated accordingly.
The burnt out remains of the Grocery Stall at Stabroek Bazaar.
Yesterday Dass said that she was just standing by as she had purchased some items to catch a day’s sale for market day. The items were placed on the scorched counter top.
Dass said that the fire is a severe blow to her thriving business which has been in operation for some three years. She added that only recently she secured a loan from a city bank to facilitate some expansion.
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