Villagers assisted police in clearing all valuables from the Moruga Police Station on Monday night, after fire broke out in the back of the building.
The blaze destroyed an abandoned cell block, part of the generator room and the entire store area which, luckily, was empty.
Police sources said around 8.30 pm, they were in the charge room when they noticed an orange glow coming from the back. The officers investigated and found the old prison cell on fire.
Seven officers were in the station at the time. The officers moved swiftly into action and began salvaging important documents, including the registers, record books and firearms.
As news of the fire spread, villagers assisted the police in removing a television set, a refrigerator, cabinets, chairs and other valuables from the wooden building.
Resident Lennie Abraham said he was returning home from church in La Lune when he saw the fire.
"The police were trying their best to remove everything...We helped them out until the firemen came," Abraham said.
Firefighters from the Mon Repos Fire Headquarters and the Princes Town Fire Station responded and arrived within half an hour. By then the fire started threatening the generator room. The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.