Story and photos by Adrian Smith
A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a house at Lot 11 Liverpool Village, Corentyne, around 02:10 hrs yesterday, leaving six persons, including four children, homeless.
According to Paul Leonard, the tenant at the house, he and his wife Kim returned home around 01:50 hrs from a wake in Lancaster Village. Their four children were watching television, Leonard said and he and his wife went to bed leaving the children watching a movie.
He told Stabroek News that his wife awakened him a little later, saying that the place was a little too hot. He said he got up and saw the entire kitchen engulfed in flames.
He rushed to the door to get a bucket to try to douse the fire but he had underestimated its size. When he got outside, Leonard told Stabroek News, he barely was able to throw one bucket of water on the fire and by that time, his wife and eldest daughter were able to get the other children out of the house safely.
