Fire destroys Lusignan home, business of Dwarka Gangadin

Fire fighters working to keep the flames out while public-spirited citizens attempt to salvage valuables.

A fire yesterday afternoon destroyed the home and business place of grass track racer Dwarka Gangadin, who was almost a month ago freed of murdering his wife, Bridgette Gangadin.

Conspiracy theories abounded as neighbours gathered in front of the Lot 3 ‘A’ Lusignan, East Coast Demerara property. Although some persons believed the word of a 15-year-old eyewitness that the fire was electrical in origin, others suggested that it might have been arson, while some contended that the fire could have started in the family-owned Kutt’s Furniture Store.

Gangadin’s 15-year-old son, Kapel Gangadin, told Stabroek News that he was at home with his two younger cousins, the children of his father’s sister who occupies the home as well, when they heard a knocking sound coming from the upper flat. “Me and dem girls been downstairs when we hear de knocking and we went up to see and is right in