Father still hospitalised after deadly King St fire

Hilrod Thomas, 63, remains hospitalised in the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Burn Care Unit, following the fire that gutted his King Street home last month and claimed the lives of his two daughters.

Thomas had jumped from the burning building after he was unable to save his trapped children, Theresa Rozario, 12, and Clarissa Rozario, 14, on November 17. He sustained burns and injury to his limbs.

Thomas and his two daughters lived in the top flat of the three-storey building, while other parts of the building were occupied by small businesses.

The Guyana Fire Service is currently treating the fire as an arson.