Hamson ruins still smouldering hours later

Portions of the debris on the site of Hamson’s General Store on Regent Street which was gutted by fire late on Friday night were still smouldering early yesterday morning, while a pall of smoke hung over the entire area.

Disconsolate employees from Hamson’s General Store at the burnt-out site yesterday (Photo by Aubrey Crawford)The Guyana Fire Service came under heavy criticism at the fire scene for not having enough water to quell the flames.