{"id":16145,"date":"2024-01-31T18:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16145"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:38:00","slug":"fire-ravages-upholstery-shop-and-hotel-in-corriverton-berbice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/fire-ravages-upholstery-shop-and-hotel-in-corriverton-berbice\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Ravages Upholstery Shop and Hotel in Corriverton, Berbice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>A fire of unknown origin has wreaked havoc in Corriverton, Berbice, destroying an upholstery shop and causing significant damage to a nearby hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident, which occurred just after 09:00, has left the proprietors of three businesses facing substantial financial losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upholstery shop, operated by 54-year-old Mahendra Persaud, reportedly caught fire in the lower flat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Persaud, who was inside the building at the time, detected the smell of smoke and discovered flames in a storage room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite attempting to extinguish the fire, it rapidly spread throughout the old two-storey wooden structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Persaud managed to save two machines but incurred losses exceeding $4 million in tools and other materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressing his concerns, he mentioned that he might need to find another location or rent space for his business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, he highlighted the challenge of addressing a burned-out vehicle brought in by a customer from Georgetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamaldai Ootra, owner of the Ritz Hotel, Restaurant, and Bar, shared her experience of being alerted by her granddaughter to smoke in the building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon investigation, she observed the nearby building engulfed in flames, which swiftly spread to her establishment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ootra expressed gratitude that the fire service responded in time to save her building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor of Corriverton, Imran Amin, who was present at the scene, mentioned ongoing efforts to introduce an additional fire tender and install more fire hydrants in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident underscores the challenges and losses faced by local businesses due to unforeseen disasters, emphasizing the importance of effective emergency response measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire of unknown origin has wreaked havoc in Corriverton, Berbice, destroying an upholstery shop and causing significant damage to a nearby hotel. The incident, which occurred just after 09:00,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16147,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16145\/revisions\/16147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}