Thanks to the quick action by members of the community with assistanceThe scene outside the facility yesterday morningfrom the Guyana Defence Force Rupununi contingent, a major disaster was averted as fire damaged a section of the Lethem Hospital early yesterday morning.The fire, which started around 04:00 hours damaged the hospital’s dispensary but was quickly put out, although it left hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.It is believed that the blaze was electrical in origin since according to initial reports,Cheap Jerseys, it started in the dispensary’s air conditioning unit.A source in the border community said that there were two power outages prior to the fire.It was a police rank who was one of two patients at the hospital,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Outlet, who raised the fire alarm.He related that he broke a door of his ward and then alerted those within hearing distance.Those who responded to the call, assisted in evacuating the other patient, a pregnant woman,China NFL Jerseys, to safety.A resident uses a bucket to extinguish glowing embers in the Lethem Hospital DispensaryHelpers were forced to break an exterior wall in order to better fight the fire, using buckets in the process, while the Lethem Power Company was forced to shut off electricity to the area until about 08:00 hours yesterday.Regional Executive Officer, Ronald Ramsaywack,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, has assured that while the dispensary suffered damage, there is still an adequate supply of drugs,Wholesale Jerseys, which were in stock,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, to serve the community. He said that the Outpatient Department of the hospital and other nearby health facilities will not be severely affected.