The Guyana Fire Service received a call at 10:20 am alerting to a report of a fire at the CID Headquarters, Eve Leary.

Water Tenders #76 and #105 from the Central Fire Station, #102 from the Alberttown Fire Station and #106 from the Campbellville Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the location.

The building involved was a two-storey wooden and concrete building owned by the Government of Guyana and occupied by the Guyana Police Force.

As a result of the fire a quantity of mattresses, one fan, four desks, four chairs, two duplex switches, one panel door, the entire ceiling and other equipment were damaged.

While it is clear that the fire started on the southern side of the building at the ground floor level, further investigations are being carried out by the Fire Prevention Department and Police to ascertain what caused the fire.