Operations Manager of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Compton Sparman has said that a damaged fire tender along with the lack of fire hydrants and an open water source prevented firefighters from being able to fight the fire at the Byderabo dumpsite in Bartica last week.
Mayor Gifford Marshall had told Stabroek News that he had received a call late last Wednesday afternoon about a fire that had started at the dumpsite. After arriving at the scene, he said that he called the GFS for assistance but was told the vehicle was not working. As a result, it was a collaboration between the residents and town council which extinguished the fire.
Speaking to Stabroek News on Friday, Sparman said one unit was stationed at the Bartica Fire Station, which covers the entire Bartica. He said there were problems with
