Arson suspected in Diamond Secondary blaze

A section of the burnt building

An early morning fire, suspected to have been deliberately set yesterday morning destroyed the Administration building of the Diamond Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara.

Reports are that around 1.30am, security guards on duty noticed fire emanating from the building.

An alarm was immediately raised and the Guyana Fire Service was summoned.

The administrative section of the building housed the offices of the headteacher, deputy headteacher and teachers along with the computer laboratory and library.