Christ Church fire was arson – GFS concludes

The raging fire (Guyana Fire Service photo)

A Guyana Fire Service (GFS) investigation has concluded that the blaze which gutted the Christ Church Secondary School last Thursday afternoon was an act of arson.

“……The cause was determined…. It was maliciously set by person/s unknown,” Fire Chief (ag), Gregory Wickham yesterday told Stabroek News.

In a press release yesterday afternoon, the GFS noted that there were several points of origin of the fire on January 12th. There had also been a suspicious combustion at a school lab on January 4th which required fire service intervention.