Fire Official Advises Households to Check their Old Wiring

The fire official urged households to check their electrical wiring, especially if it’s been in place for many years. In the case of the Queen Street Baptist Church, which has stood since 1822, Station Supervisor Gladstone Bucknor noted that the wiring was last updated decades ago. He suggested that this, combined with a power surge when electricity was restored, might have sparked the fire.

 

Gladstone Bucknor, Belize District Station Supervisor, National Fire Service

“That building is from 1822 and was last updated in 1931 after Hurricane Hattie.  recently had their roof did and electrical system. As we know, electrical system is heat and we will people just leave their buildings like that and around appliances after appliances rather than actually getting electric to come in and rewire their system.  So I advise all household personnel try to get their electrician to come in and sorted out.”