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April Fools Regent Street fire was no accident – Fire Chief

May 24, 2012 News

 

 

Almost two months after the devastating Regent Street fire on April 1, last, which saw millions of dollars going up in flames, the Guyana Fire Service has submitted the completed report to the Guyana Police Force.
According to Fire Chief Marlon Gentle, the report was submitted to him and based on the findings the fire was a clear case of arson.
According to Gentle, their investigation revealed that the fire started at the eastern side of the building, near a stairway. He added too that there was evidence of a door at the stairway that was prised opened.
“All our findings point to arson and our findings also show that it was through that door that the person or persons went and used some sort of flammable device.”
Gentle said the detailed report has been submitted to the police who will carry out their own investigations.
An early morning fire on April 1, last, at Regent and Wellington Streets, Lacytown, Georgetown, razed several stores housed in the Jaigobin Rajkumar Building operated by several Indian nationals, and resulted in millions of dollars in losses.
The fire, ripped through Dilip’s Variety Store and scorched Raf’s Variety Store.
The other stores, operated mostly by Indian nationals, were owned by a Guyanese. Smart Choice Stores were left water-soaked.
The affected stores, Dilip’s Variety Store, Akash Variety Store, Prakash Discount Store, Manu’s Variety Store and Monty’s Variety Store, were housed in the same building located opposite the GUYOIL Gas Station.
Meanwhile, the Fire Chief said that so far for the year there have been 28 reported cases of arson compared to 36 for the same period last year. He however noted that while there has been a slight decrease, fire of any nature is a concern to the fire department.
He noted that it has been found that most of the properties that were deliberately set afire are those in disputes or are in lengthy court battles. It has also been found that there are numerous incidents of vehicles being set afire as well, most of which are as a result of deliberate attempts. So far for this year there have been seven vehicular fires as compared to six for the same period last year.
According to the Fire Chief, in most of these cases the fires were set to the vehicles because of insurance frauds.

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