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Fire destroys Ministry of Health building

Published:Friday | July 17, 2009 | 4:06 PM

Guyana police are investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed the building housing the Ministry of Health, according to a report on www.cananews.net.



\"It appears to me from all that I\'m hearing is that it is a clear case of arson,\" Health Minister Leslie Ransammy told reporters.



Eyewitnesses said that the historic wooden building in the capital was completely engulfed within minutes of the fire starting around 2.00 a.m. this morning.