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Fire razes two Berbice businesses
Kaieteur News – Two businesses at Springsland Village, Corentyne, Berbice were destroyed by fire on Monday morning.
According to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) the call reporting the fire was received at 09:35 hrs and Water Tender #101 from the Corriverton Fire Station, supported by Water Tender #78 from Rose Hall, and their crews responded.
The fire crew arrived at 09:39 hrs. at the scene and it was observed that one building was already destroyed while another was aflame. The fire originated at Mahin and Sons Upholstery, then extended to The Ritz Hotel and Bar, subsequently impacting Vishnu’s. Firefighters managed to contain and eventually extinguish the fire but by this time the damage had been done, with only a portion of the hotel and bar still standing.
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