Venezuelan dies in Cuyuni blaze

Venezuelan, Francisco Silva perished during a fire at an apartment building in Aranka, Cuyuni on Saturday.

The fire, police said in a release yesterday, is “of so far unknown origin”. Silva’s body is currently at the Bartica Hospital Mortuary.

Commander of Police ‘E’& ‘F’ Division David Ramnarine told Stabroek News yesterday that a team of investigators had been sent to the location. The team, according to Ramnarine, is making efforts to gather details on the incident and no additional information is yet available.

Meanwhile, Regional Chairman of Region