The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was last evening able to contain a small fire at the Juvenile Detention Centre, Sophia that resulted in three detainees being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation
Stabroek News understands that the fire, which occurred just after 6 pm, was as a result of two mattresses being set alight in a cell at the detention centre.
Officer-in-Charge of Operations at the GFS Compton Sparman in an invited comment said the GFS was notified of the fire just after 6 pm and dispatched units from both its Central and Campbellville locations.
