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The Guyana Fire Service is yet to make a definitive pronouncement on the Julius Variety Store blaze which occurred two Sundays ago.Initially the fire department had ruled that the fire was suspicious.However when contacted recently, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said while they suspect arson, they had not yet come up with something definitive.Earlier the Fire Chief had said their suspicions came about following reports they received from persons in the immediate environs as well as a call on the morning of the fire.The business, a popular baby product, cosmetics, household goods and appliance store owned by Mr. Julius Mentis, was gutted by fire on Sunday November 4,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, last. Losses have been estimated in the millions.One of the family members who had spoken to this publication said that the building housed two separate stores; C&C Prestigious Styles and Julius Variety Store which was also known as the ‘Baby Store’. The family has owned the property since the 1930s.The bottom flat housed the variety store while the upper flat housed the boutique.All was not lost since some of the items from the upper flat were salvaged.Mentis said he was told by fire ranks that the blaze started from the front of the store and spread to the back. He had attributed the extent of the damage to the flammable items in the store. |
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