Charcoal dryer fire ends Mon Repos small business

The debris that was left after the fire

– no insurance, but owners will start over

A nine-month-old cottage industry last evening went up in flames leaving the owners pondering their next move as it was not insured.

The G Persaud and Son Factory, at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, home of  Vishal’s Quality Food products—including bottled seasonings, peppers and chowmein—was destroyed by fire suspected of starting in a manual charcoal-powered chowmein dryer.

Some ten persons are now jobless, while dealers will be expecting stocks. The deals, the media were told, were only sealed recently as the business was now beginning to blossom and marketing avenues being explored.

It was the owner’s son Rajanand Singh who