GFS investigation confirms Sharon’s Mall fire was electrical

The Sharon’s Mall building after the fire.

An investigation by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has confirmed that the recent fire which destroyed Sharon’s Mall in Georgetown was electrical in origin.

Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo, in an invited comment yesterday, told Sunday Stabroek that the investigation has been completed.

“The cause of the fire was of electrical origin… It was an electrical fire,” Edoo said.