Fire razes Agricola house

Collette Cupidore

An early morning fire, suspected to have been set by an occupant who is mentally unstable, gutted an Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD) house yesterday and the man was later arrested after he fled the scene.

The fire started which started around 1.35 am completely destroyed the upper flat of the Lot 20 Agricola Public Road two-storey wood and concrete/claybrick structure. While there was also extensive damage to the bottom flat, the walls were still standing.