Around 09:00hrs today, fire and smoke alarms were triggered by smoke emanating from a light fixture in one of the offices at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Brickdam.
The staff was immediately evacuated, and the Guyana Fire Service was summoned. The firefighters took precautionary measures to deal with a fire outbreak. 
The Guyana Electrical Inspectorate was called in, inspections were carried out, and a faulty light fixture was identified as the main cause.
Members of the Guyana Police Force and Guyana Power and Light Inc. also arrived at the scene to lend support. 
The Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has identified the need for additional fire safety measures to be installed at the Ministry and its agencies.
The Electrical Inspectors declared the building safe at 10:15hrs, and the staff resumed work as usual.
