Remigrant loses $$$M as fire guts Onverwagt house

Shamlal Khodai stands in his damaged house

A remigrant of Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice suffered major losses after a fire, which he suspected was electrical in origin, gutted the interior of his newly renovated house around 4.45 am yesterday.

Shamlal Khodai, a retiree, estimated his losses to be almost $20 million. The building is located in the senior staff compound of the Mahaica-Mahaica-Abary scheme and a stone’s throw away from the fire service.

He told Stabroek News that the fire-fighters responded promptly and were able