Fire razes vacant building
SURINAME – A vacant building located along the Pandorastraat at Maretraitte 2 burnt down on Tuesday. Residents told Times of Suriname that drug addicts often assembled in the vacant building. The Fire Department (KBS) reportedly received the call around 11:30 a.m. Olton Pinas, spokesman of the KBS, told Times of Suriname that the fire fighters from the Geyersvlijt Fire Department arrived on the scene within two minutes. When the fire fighters arrived on the scene the building was already ablaze. The neighboring buildings were damaged by the flames and water…[+]