Fire razes Indian Expo at Divali Nagar
Source: https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.381768.0eae99bde2 Written by SHASTRI BOODAN Indian national Amit Alag, who operated the Festivals of India Expo at the Divali Nagar Site in Chaguanas, says the fire which ravaged the operation has left him penniless and put 150 workers on the breadline."I am penniless. What can I do, how can I start over?" Alag said yesterday, saying he believed the fire was a deliberate act of arson.Deputy chief fire officer Kenny Gopaul later confirmed that the $20 million fire was not accidental.Gopaul said a fire sentry on duty at the Chaguanas Fire Station, located on the opposite side of the highway to the Divali Nagar, spotted the fire just after 2.30 am and five appliances were dispatched to the site. Gopaul said a guard at the Nagar said he heard loud explosions but did not investigate because he thought they were gunshots. He said 99 per cent of the expo was gutted but the police would now be called in to investigate the matter.Yesterda