Five buildings burnt as Fire Service battles massive blaze at Bush Lot

Roughly 20 firefighters are battling a massive fire that erupted on the Bush Lot Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB), on Monday.

In a brief statement, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said the fire was reported at about 18:03h, and the first response unit arrived promptly at 18:10h.

“The blaze has affected five buildings and is being tackled by twenty firefighters, who have the fire surrounded with Water Tender #90 from Onverwagt, Water Tender #106 from Mahaica, and Water Tender #74 from New Amsterdam,” the GFS noted.

Furthermore, the Fire Service said its team is working diligently to extinguish the fire while advising commuters that the area will be heavily smoke logged.

“Please exercise caution and traverse safely,” the GFS warns.