{"id":26521,"date":"2025-02-09T03:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26521"},"modified":"2025-02-09T03:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:21:44","slug":"fire-destroys-silvertown-community-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/fire-destroys-silvertown-community-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Destroys Silvertown Community Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 22, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the Silvertown Community Centre on Tuesday night, rendering the building unusable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire, which broke out around 10:00 PM, caused significant damage, particularly to the top floor of the structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community centre, which served as an important hub for learning and entertainment, was used for various activities by schools and other institutions in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also functioned as a registration site for the $100,000 cash grant initiative in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Caesar, the manager of the centre, recalled the events of the night. He explained that the fire consumed the upper level of the building, leaving behind extensive damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre was known for providing free internet access to students, helping them complete assignments and homework, a service that has now been disrupted by the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss of the centre is expected to have a negative impact on the community, especially on the youth who relied on its resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local residents have expressed hopes that the centre will be rebuilt soon, so it can continue serving the community&#8217;s educational and recreational needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 22, 2025 A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the Silvertown Community Centre on Tuesday night, rendering the building unusable. The fire, which broke out around 10:00 PM, caused&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26521","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=26521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26522,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26521\/revisions\/26522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}