A member of the Goed Intent Masjid which went up in flames on Tuesday has estimated their losses at about $20 million and bemoaned that the second flat of the building could have been saved had the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) been better prepared.
Imraz Hassan, a member of the masjid said that fire was seen coming from the building minutes after 8 am on Tuesday. While the Public Relations Officer of the GFS, Silyne Griffith said that it is suspected that the fire may have started from a faulty electric fan that was plugged in, Hassan countered that as far as he knows, it was the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) connections to the third floor of the mosque that started sparking and subsequently resulted in the fire.
While the top and second flats of the mosque went up in flames, the GFS was able to prevent the fire from spreading to the bottom flat. However, the owner said he believed that the fire could have been better contained.
