{"id":26531,"date":"2025-02-09T03:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26531"},"modified":"2025-02-09T03:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:29:41","slug":"fire-destroys-silvertown-community-centre-disrupting-key-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/fire-destroys-silvertown-community-centre-disrupting-key-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Destroys Silvertown Community Centre, Disrupting Key Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 23, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silvertown Community Centre was tragically destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on Tuesday night, leaving the once-vibrant hub in ruins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire, which broke out around 10:00 PM, consumed the top floor of the building, rendering the facility unusable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Caesar, also known as Zar, manages the community centre and recounted the distressing events of that night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was in bed when he became aware of the fire, and by the time help arrived, the upstairs area was completely burnt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre, a key resource for the Silvertown community, was known for hosting various events and offering services such as free internet access for local students to complete assignments and homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis place served a real purpose for the community,\u201d Caesar shared, emphasizing the significance of the centre\u2019s role in supporting local students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss of the centre, especially its vital educational services, has left many residents deeply upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silvertown Community Centre was also used for a range of community and school activities and served as a registration site for the region\u2019s $100,000 cash grant program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members are now left hoping for the quick reconstruction of the centre, so that local youths can benefit from its services again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time, the cause of the fire remains unknown, and further investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 23, 2025 The Silvertown Community Centre was tragically destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on Tuesday night, leaving the once-vibrant hub in ruins. The fire, which broke out&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26531","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\/26531","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=26531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26532,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26531\/revisions\/26532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}