Two children are among four persons who have been left homeless following a fire that swept through a two-bedroom wooden house at Lot 22 Section ‘C’, Number Seventy-nine Village, Skeldon.The fire occurred at approximately 2.30 pm yesterday.

The children, ages two and three, resided with their grandmother Chandrawattie Narine, 58, and her unemployed son, Parshutam Samsundar. Narine was the owner of the ravaged house.

The woman, a vendor at the Skeldon market, had left home at around 6 am to ply her trade. She received news of the fire at around 3 pm. Stabroek News learnt that neighbours saw the fire coming from the building and raised an alarm. At the same time Samsundar was seen jumping out of a window from the house.
It is not clear if Samsundar had been cooking. He has been taken into custody at the Springland Police Station and is assisting with investigations.

The fire tender responded but by the time they arrived at the scene the house was already gutted. Persons were unable to save any of Narine’s possessions. At the time of the fire the children were with neighbours.

Narine and her grandchildren are currently staying with relatives.