Following criticisms of its response to the fatal Alberttown blaze that left two Venezuelan women dead on Thursday, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday defended its performance, while denying that it showed up unprepared.
Marialina Texidor, 25, and Maria Alejandra Patina Benjamett, 41, both died in the fire at their Lot 136, Fifth Street Alberttown, Georgetown apartment. The fire is suspected to have been caused by an unattended stove.
While Stabroek News reported witnesses accusing the firefighters of showing up without the necessary tools to gain entry to the heavily grilled buildings, and without water to combat the blaze, the GFS in a statement in response refuted the allegations.
