–equipment damaged
A fire of unknown origin yesterday morning swept through Marics Sales, Services and Spares sending public-spirited citizens dashing to help the company save some of its stock as the fire department fought to control the blaze.
The motorcycles rescued from yesterday morning’s blaze at Marics.
The fire, which started just after 2 am, completely destroyed the entire upper flat of the building and scorched the nearby chambers of Hanoman Attorney at Law.
Later yesterday morning when Stabroek News visited the scene, officers from the Guyana Fire Service were conducting investigations.
The efforts of the fire department were obvious since the yard was swamped with water, while the motorcycles rescued were still parked across the street.
Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle told Stabroek News that the department received a call which alerted it to the fire at 2.16 am. He said the department responded immediately with three units and when they arrived on the scene fire was seen in the ground floor, where several motorcycles were along with several vehicle parts.
Firefighters went into operation but the fire still managed to destroy several pieces of
The top flat of the Marics building which housed the offices was completely destroyed by yesterday morning’s fire.
workshop equipment and a part of the building. According to Gentle, his department is still in the process of trying to ascertain the cause of the fire. However, he said information so far suggested that the fire might have started in the southern part of the building, which is part of the workshop area.
Marics Sales, Services and Spares which has been in existence for 50 years, is one of the few Honda dealers in Guyana.
Jean Mendonza, managing director and co-founder of Marics, told reporters yesterday that she had no idea where the fire had started. She said she was awakened and told that the building was on fire. She was escorted to the scene by a relative. Mendonza said that several motorcycles were damaged along with several documents located in the office. She was unable to comment further on the extent of damage caused since she had not yet been allowed to venture into her business place. With the support of family members she stood outside awaiting the police’s approval to venture further.
The damaged workshop area
Meanwhile, a resident of a back house close to the Marics building told Stabroek News that she was awakened by a shout from another neighbour of “Fire, Fire!
“When I looked out I just saw the blaze and we just tried to get out of here very fast,” she said. The woman could not say where the fire may have started but said that the blaze was ferocious and was quickly calmed by the fire service.
Suddenly an epidemic of fires in Georgetown?
Don’t worry about such important issues, BORAPORK; just look where all the other bloggers are flocking.
We seem to have left Guyana and yet learned nothing.
It’s depressing when we see other countries making progress and so much back-biting is going on with the Guyanese. Maybe there REALLY is no hope….
So YASUMAN 71, what’s the scoop on this one, also set by elements wanting to oust the PPP other than by ballot?
Rescue: refers to operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury.
“The motorcycles rescued from yesterday morning’s blaze at Marics”
This caption should read “The motorcycles saved from yesterday morning’s blaze at Marics”
Guess the reporter was writing whilst asleep!!
…….or the reporter was a motorcycle enthusiast, Ricardo.
An auto institution. I worked at Marics a long time ago in the early seventies. The business really went down after the foolish advent of loser administered socialism by traitorous illegals in office.Then Mario Mendonza, in the crime wave that attacked all businesses in that forgettable era, was found murdered at his Lamaha Gardens home. Bludgeoned to death by thugs.As usual during that lawless time, no suspects,case unsolved.
Marics was quite the Honda motor cycle dealership in the 60’s. I am sorry to hear that there was a fire there because Roger Mendonza was my best friend at Central High School in the 60’s. Best of wishes to Jean as she tries to re-build.