GFS probes cause of fire near Stabroek Market

– KFC, Pizza Hut operations temporarily closed

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is investigating the cause of Saturday night’s blaze that destroyed a building on the corners of Croal and Cornhill Streets in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market in Georgetown. “Investigations are ongoing to determine the origin and cause of the fire,” the GFS said in an update on Sunday.

The blaze started sometime around 20:25h on Saturday and prompted an extensive firefighting operation. The now destroyed building had housed a clothing and cosmetic store operated by Chinese nationals. It was sandwiched between two other buildings, which housed KFC and Pizza Hut outlets on each side.