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Culture Ministry blaze was electrical – Fire Chief

Jan 09, 2013 News

Fire Chief Marlon Gentle has confirmed that the fire at the Ministry of Culture Annex at Middle Street was electrical in origin. Yesterday, the officer said he received a conclusive report that the fire resulted from a short circuit.
Gentle had told Kaieteur News that on Monday night last the fire service received the call about the fire around 21:00hrs. Four units responded. Gentle said that upon arrival, his ranks observed that the first floor was engulfed in smoke and there were visible flames. He said that the fire fighters entered the room and quickly managed to contain the blaze to one wall.
He had said then that the fire appeared to have started in an air condition unit. The Fire Chief indicated that there was some level of water damage to the floor. There was great collaboration between the police and the fire service, he added.
The police kept the crowd that had gathered, away from the building, and avoided any hindrance to the fire fighters.
Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, who was present at the scene, thanked the fire service. He said that the rapid intervention allowed for containment of the blaze. He said that the Mash Secretariat also suffered some water damage. He said a few files were damaged but those could be easily replaced. Anthony said from what he understood, it was the security officer who alerted the fire service.

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