Fire Service seeks to curb rise in fires in hospitality sector

Andrew Holder

In an effort to curb the increasing number of fires within the hospitality sector over the past three years, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Friday held a one-day seminar at its Water Street Headquarters to educate proprietors about basic safety measures and how to avoid disasters.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Fire Prevention Officer Andrew Holder said that for this year, thus far, there have been 43 fire related emergencies within the hospitality sector, in comparison to some 25 to 30 for the same period last year.

These fires, Holder said, are either a result of negligence or lack of knowledge, and in some cases, they have been wilfully set.